Bruges - Sint-Jacobskerk

From the northwest corner of the Markt Sint-Jacobstraat continues beyond the Eiermarkt to the Gothic Sint-Jacobskerk, passing on its way the 18th C. Musical Academy (left) and Boterhuis (Cultural Center; right). Gifts from the dukes of Burgundy, whose palace was near by, transformed the 13th-15th C. church from its relatively modest beginnings to its present size. The richly ornamented interior contains a number of fine 16th-18th C. paintings by local artists as well as some interesting tombs. Among the latter, to the right of the choir, is the twin-tiered tomb of Ferry de Gros (a treasurer of the Order of the Golden Fleece; died 1544) and his two wives.