Basilica of the Holy Blood, Bruges Dates from 1256
Constantinople was sacked by the Crusader army of Count of Flanders Baldwin IX in 1204, during the Fourth Crusade. Baldwin IX probably sent the Holy Blood, looted from the Byzantines, to Bruges shortly thereafter. The manner in which the rock-crystal vial is cut also suggests an origin in Constantinople.
Bélgica. Brujas. La Grand Place. El campanario es el símbolo más popular de la ciudad, gótico, de los siglos XIII a XVI, con 83 metros de altura. Se trata de una poderosa torre de mas de 300 escalones. Alberga un pequeño museo dedicado al edificio y su historia.
