🪖 Ypres Cloth Hall

Belgium · Europe · 50.85°N, 2.89°E

The Cloth Hall is a large cloth hall, a medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium. The original structure was erected mainly between 1200 and 1304, in the Gothic style. It was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages, when it served as the main market and warehouse for the Flemish city's prosperous cloth industry. At 125 metres (410 ft) in breadth, with a 70-metre-high (230 ft) belfry tower, it recalls the importance and wealth of the medieval trade city.

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Country	Belgium
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.85°N, 2.89°E · view on map

Ypres Cloth Hall is located in Belgium, in Europe.

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