Belfry of Bruges

A belfry is a building (also known as a bell tower) - or a part of a building - in which bells are hung. Belfry of Bruges, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Belfry of Bruges, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ... Jump to: navigation, search The bells of St Savas A bell is a simple sound-making device. ...

In the Middle Ages cities sometimes kept their important documents in belfries. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

Belfries occur in England, in the western provinces of Flanders, and in the north of France along the Belgian border. Bruges, Ypres, Ghent, Lille, Tournai and Douai have famous examples. There is also a belfry in the Dutch town Sluis. Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming), French: Flandre(s), (flamand, flamand), German: Flandern, (flämisch, Flame) has two main designations: a constituent community of the federal Belgian state through its social and political organisations, and through the institutions of the Flemish Community (with its own Flemish government and Flemish... Sometimes referred to as the Venice of the North, Bruges has many waterways that run through the city. ... The Bellfry of Ypres Ypres (French, generally used in English;1 Ieper official name in the local Dutch) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. ... This page is about the Belgian city. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Nord-Pas de Calais Département Nord (59) Mayor Martine Aubry (PS) (since 2001) Area 39. ... Categories: Belgium-related stubs | Belgian towns | UN World Heritage Sites | Romanesque architecture ... Douai is a city and commune in the north of France in the département of Nord, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Sluis is a municipality and a town in the southwestern Netherlands in the west of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. ...

One Belgian and twenty-three French belfries are on the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. Jump to: navigation, search UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

The word belfry comes from Old French berfrei which is derived from Germanic bergan "to protect" and frithuz "peace"; that is, it was originally a watch tower providing protection against hostile incursions. Since Middle English speakers thought berfrei had something to do with bells, they altered it to belfry, an interesting example of the effect of Folk etymology. Folk etymology is a term often used to describe popularly held but incorrect beliefs about word origins. ...

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Belfry of Ypres