Beguinage of Bruges

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UNESCO World Heritage Site component beguinage historic site religious complex

The Beguinage of Bruges is a tranquil, historic complex of whitewashed houses, gardens, and a church that once housed a community of lay religious women, now recognized as part of Bruges’ UNESCO-listed heritage.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Deanery of Bruges 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
beguinage ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
religious complex ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
architecturalStyle Flemish architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditional brick architecture ⓘ
buildingMaterial brick ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
culturalSignificance part of Bruges’ UNESCO-listed heritage ⓘ
represents historical role of beguines in Flanders ⓘ
currentFunction monastic community residence ⓘ
museum area ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ
foundedAs community of beguines ⓘ
hasGardenType convent garden ⓘ
hasPart church ⓘ
cloister-like layout ⓘ
convent garden ⓘ
entrance gate ⓘ
inner courtyard ⓘ
whitewashed houses ⓘ
heritageDesignation Protected heritage site in Belgium ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalFunction semi-monastic community for lay women ⓘ
locatedIn Bruges NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flemish Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
historic centre of Bruges ⓘ
locatedNear Minnewater Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintenanceBy heritage conservation bodies ⓘ
local religious authorities ⓘ
notableFeature cobbled paths ⓘ
enclosed green spaces ⓘ
tranquil atmosphere ⓘ
whitewashed façades ⓘ
partOf Flemish Béguinages NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site Flemish Béguinages NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surfaceFinish whitewash ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1998 ⓘ
usedFor housing lay religious women ⓘ
religious contemplation ⓘ
residential purposes ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Centre of Bruges) → contains → Beguinage of Bruges ⓘ
subject surface form: Historic Centre of Bruges
Burg Square → contains → Beguinage of Bruges ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deanery of Bruges