| Grote Markt, the market place of Ypres, now called by its Flemish name of Ieper, became the natural centre of trade for the town as the central place where the main routes entering the town from the north, south, east and west converged. In medieval times, during its most prosperous commercial period of history, the market square of Ieper was one of the largest in Belgium.
After the First World War the buildings reconstructed around the cobbled market place incorporated some of the medieval and renaissance style features typical of the historic architecture of Flanders. Perhaps the most famous building in Ieper, the Cloth Hall was almost completely destroyed by 1918. It has been sympathetically restored to its former glory and is a magnificent building housing the In Flanders Fields Museum. |
Kenniscentrum In Flanders Fields
Grote Markt
Lakenhalle (Cloth Hall) housing the In Flanders Museum
Sint-Maartenskathedraal (St. Martin’s Cathedral) – behind Kenniscentrum |
