Bruges - Belfry

Above the Halle soars Bruges's most distinctive landmark, the Belfry, 83m/272ft high and with a slight lean towards the southeast. It is one of the finest bell towers in Belgium and there can surely be few more impressive symbols of civic pride. Work started on the tower in 1282, the crowning octagonal upper section being completed two centuries later (in 1482). A carillon of 47 bells hangs in the tower.