A (photo-) blog about the beautiful Belgian town Bruges as seen through the very two eyes of an inhabitant. Sharp, witty, and... always admiring.
28-07-2006
Minnewater clinic
O ja: deze gevel, mocht u ooit de neiging voelen om het na te meten, is om en bij de 175 meter lang. This building has the longest façade in Bruges. It takes up a complete side of the Professor Dr.J. Sebrecht street and the building is known as the Minnewater Clinic. The attic is where one finds the O.C.M.W. archives (Public Welfare Organizations) the very extensive and interesting archives of, for instance, the Welfare Bureau, the Magdalena Leprosy, the Beguinage, the Sint-Jans hospital, the godshouses, etc. As well as the many interesting documents (the oldest is dated 1185) one also finds here the OCMW art-collection. The archives are open upon request but those are few and far between for the simple reason that there is still no permanent personnel to make up a complete and detailed inventory for this very important archive. I know, it is a question of money. But, if it can be done for the Provincial and Town archives, why can it not be done here? And, oh yes, and should you want to measure the length of this façade, you will see that it comes to about 175 m.
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