Ypres Attractions
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Ypres (Flemish Ieper) is situated in the plain of West Flanders on the River Ieper (Ieperlee), a tributary of the Iser. Ypres is the chief administrative town for the district and fulfills important trade and services functions. The principal industries are textiles, textile machinery and food processing. Tourism also plays a significant role in the town's economy. The name Ypres is closely associated with some of the most bitter battles of the First World War, at the end of which the town had been almost completely destroyed.
Founded in the 10th C., in the Middle Ages Ypres, together with Ghent and Bruges, was one of the three most important towns in Belgium because of its prosperous cloth making, reaching the peak of its heyday in the 13th and 14th C. with a population of 40,000. The Cloth Hall, the largest and most beautiful building of its kind in Belgium, symbolizes the wealth and power of that period.
Founded in the 10th C., in the Middle Ages Ypres, together with Ghent and Bruges, was one of the three most important towns in Belgium because of its prosperous cloth making, reaching the peak of its heyday in the 13th and 14th C. with a population of 40,000. The Cloth Hall, the largest and most beautiful building of its kind in Belgium, symbolizes the wealth and power of that period.
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Lakenhalle
The Lakenhalle dates from the very early 14th C, although was rebuilt following WWI. It displays a statue of the saint Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-Thuyne, as well as statues of count Balduin and Mary of Constantinople.
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Rijselpoort und Majoorgracht
This massive gate in Ypres dates from the Burgunian period. There are fine views from the Majoorgracht.
Bellewaerde Park, Belgium
(Near Ypres)