An Aerial View of The Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium
The Cloth Hall a medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium. 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. The original structure, erected mainly in the 13th century and completed 1304, lay in ruins after artillery fire devastated Ypres in World War I. Between 1933 and 1967, the hall was meticulously reconstructed to its prewar condition. The building now houses the In Flanders Fields Museum.
Ypres Cloth Hall: A Journey Through Time!
See the destruction and recovery of Ypres from World War I! Credit to the image owners featured
Ypres Then and Now: The Cloth Hall
The Cloth Hall in the town of Ypres was the most iconic building in the war-ravaged town. The first shells struck the building in 1914, and over the next four years it was completely destroyed. Today it has been rebuilt, and stands as a symbol of hope that rose from the flames of the First World War. Join Mat McLachlan as he explores the Cloth Hall, and the adjacent St Martin's Cathedral in this exclusive video.
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The Cloth Hall, Ypres.MOD
Glorious sunshine on 9th April 2011, the market was busy in Ieper, or Ypres. This is the famous Cloth Hall.
Bell Tower of Cloth Halls, Ypres, Belgium. 21/04/2018
Bells Chiming on the Flanders Field Museum in Ypres/Leper.
Maxwell's on Tour - Flanders Fields Museum - Cloth Hall, Ypres
Flanders Fields Museum in the Cloth Hall, Ypres
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Belgium: Ypres - Ieper
Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders.
Te town had long been fortified to keep out invaders. Parts of the early ramparts, dating from 1385, still survive near the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate). Over time, the earthworks were replaced by sturdier masonry and earth structures and a partial moat. Ypres was further fortified in the 17th and 18th centuries while under the occupation of the Habsburgs and the French. Major works were completed at the end of the 17th century by the French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
During World War I, Ypres was the centre of intense and sustained battles between German and Allied forces. During the war, because it was hard to pronounce in English, British troops nicknamed the city Wipers.
Ypres occupied a strategic position during World War I because it stood in the path of Germany's planned sweep across the rest of Belgium and into France from the north (the Schlieffen Plan). The neutrality of Belgium was guaranteed by Britain; Germany's invasion of Belgium brought the British Empire into the war.
After the war the town was rebuilt using money paid by Germany in reparations, with the main square, including the Cloth Hall and town hall, being rebuilt as close to the original designs as possible. The Cloth Hall today is home to In Flanders Fields Museum, dedicated to Ypres's role in the First World War.The whole complex was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.
The Gothic-style Saint Martin's Cathedral, originally built in 1221, was also completely reconstructed after the war, but now with a higher spire.
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres commemorates those soldiers of the British Commonwealth -- with the exception of Newfoundland -- who fell in the Ypres Salient during the First World War before 16 August 1917, who have no known grave. The memorial now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men.
Every evening since 1928 (except for a period during the Second World War when Ypres was occupied by Germany), at precisely eight o'clock, traffic around the imposing arches of the Menin Gate Memorial has been stopped while the Last Post is sounded beneath the Gate by the local fire brigade. This tribute is given in honour of the memory of British Empire soldiers who fought and died there.
Source: Wikipedia
Cloth Hall - Ypres
Cloth Hall Bells in Ypres
Ypres - Belgium!
A visit to the pretty town of Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium, it is best known for The Menin Gate, and the In Flanders Fields Museum.
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BBC Travel Show: Ypres Cloth Hall cat throwing
Christa Larwood finds out a slightly disturbing fact about the Cloth Hall in Ypres, Belgium
The Cloth Halls, Ieper, at night
The Cloth Halls at night, all lit up.
Ypres Cloth Hall- The Carillon
Ypres Cloth Hall boasts a very fine carillon of 49 bells cast by Michiels of Tournai and Petit and Fritsen. 27 of the bells were cast by Michiels and 22 by Petit and Fritsen.
Day 10 26Aug2015 Part 1 Ypres, Belgium
Day 10 of 14
Part 1
26Aug2015
Rest day in Ypres, Belgium
1st part of day highlights include Cloth Hall, Grote Markt, St Martin's Cathedral
Music Artists: Boogie Belgique
Song: Remember
Top 14 Things To Do In Ypres, Belgium
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Here are top 14 things to do in Ypres, Belgium
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1. Marvel at the Lakenhalle -
2. Climb the man-made Hill 60 -
3. Pop into the Belle Almshouse -
4. Watch the Last Post ceremony -
5. Be moved by Flanders Fields -
6. Tour the Flanders Battlefield -
7. Enjoy some local cuisine -
8. Pay your respects at the Menin Gate Memorial -
9. Visit one of the city’s best art museums -
10. Eat some chocolate -
11. Tour the Kazematten Brewery -
12. Walk along the Vauban Ramparts -
13. Walk around the Market Square -
14. Eat some baked goods -
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Recover Together: Cloth Hall, Ypres
The first song the Allstars played in Europe is an instrumental song called ‘Recover Togqether’ that they wrote in 2015 after the Shoreham Airshow disaster as a way of coming to terms with a tragic event and creating something positive from it.
The song was performed in front of Cloth Hall in Ypres - this building houses the In Flanders Fields Museum (the museum dedicated to the study of the first World War).
Ypres. Ieper. Belgium.
From the top of the Cloth hall
Bach Preludium at the Ypres Cloth Hall Belfry
Another of Ludo Geloen's pieces on the famous 49 bell carillon.
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The Cloth Hall(Lakenhalle) with Belfry + Sint Maartenskathedraal
It was a nice day when we visited the Grote Markt in Ieper. It is the central market square of Ypres(Ieper) City. On the Grote Markt are the Cloth Hall(Lakenhalle) , the Belfry( Belfort) , the renaissance building (Nieuwerck), shops, taverns as well as a fountain. It was not so crowd that day, so we visited one of the 2 historical museums situated in The Cloth Hall.. The Flanders Field Museum where you can watch or listen to the history of WW1, specifically in Belgium. We also climbed up a lot of steps going to the highest point of the Belfry to see the beauty of Ieper City. I'm afraid of looking down from the top of the building but I forgot about it when I saw the beauty of the City.
The Sint-Maartenskerk/ kathedraal is situated at the back of the Cloth Hall building. It is also a very magnificent church that can be found in the city.
The city of Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
ieper (Ypres) is a historic belgian city that was the centre of a big battle during the First World War. As result of the bombs, most of the city was destroyed, but it was later rebuilt.
The Cloth Hall (Lakenhall) , originally from the 13th century, is the main monument. It now host the In Flanders Fields Museum, in remembrance of the First World War.
Another important sights is St Martin's Cathedral, from the 13th century but also rebuilt after WWI.
Cloth Halls of Ypres
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3D visualization of the Cloth Halls of Ypres for the In Flanders Field museum.
Producer - Filip Martin
Production House - Fijne Beeldwaren.