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The Cloth Hall in Ypres is one of the largest Gothic-style civil buildings in Europe. Built between 1230 and 1304, it served as a covered market place for cloth, an important trade product in the Middle Ages. The 70-metre high belfry, which was built from 1250 onwards, emphasises the power and wealth of the city of Ypres at that time. During the First World War, the Cloth Hall was completely destroyed, but it was later meticulously rebuilt and completed in 1967. Today it houses the In Flanders Fields Museum and the Ypres Museum.

There are a total of four lookout towers in the Blankaart. This one here is the highest: 10m. It overlooks the reed marshes and the wet hay fields. The inspiration for the design of the viewpoints comes from the reed marshes. Just as the bittern blends with its tall figure into the reeds, the towers blend into the open space of the Blankaart, while at the same time they are beacons in the landscape. The rising walls with sloping elements, openings and green plexiglass refer to the reed collars in which birds can hide and which still have a certain transparency. Source: https://pers.vlm.be/nieuwe-uitkijktorens-in-natuurgebied-de-blankaart

The Blankaart is freely accessible from sunrise to sunset. The visitor centre (currently still in the castle, but will 'soon' move to a new building closer to the car park) is open at least every week from Wednesday to Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The castle's coach house has been the workshop or studio for Natuurpunt volunteers who are involved in nature management on the Blankaart for years. Natuurpunt was able to purchase that site in 2011. Natuurpunt volunteers provide permanent staff in the visitors' centre in the castle. They provide reception, provide information to visitors and run a small cafeteria. This year, work will start on a new studio and a new reception in the visitors' domain. Because it also became apparent that restoring the studio was not feasible, we decided with Natuurpunt to demolish the studio and build something new there with a dual function: studio and reception. After all, the accessibility of the current visitors' centre is literally insufficiently accessible: you have to overcome quite a few (fairly high) stairs. The new building in a wooden frame is very close to the car park, will only be on the ground floor and visitors will be guided from the car park past the reception. Source: https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20231005_95097412

Nice square with many restaurants and cafes.

Visitor center is freely accessible.

Beautiful old town, buildings worth seeing. Oppressive museum. Lots of interesting information in the tourist information office.

In 1173, historical sources first mention a Halla in Ypres: a covered hall where cloth was traded. It is probably a wooden construction. It is unclear whether there was also a belfry at that time. Construction of the imposing complex that we know today started around 1250 and was completed around 1378. It is Europe's largest civil complex in Gothic style. The importance of the Cloth Hall and the belfry for the city of Ypres can hardly be overestimated. It is a building complex with great symbolic value. This symbolism has changed greatly over the centuries. But throughout this history and changing symbolism for the Cloth Hall and the belfry of Ypres, there is one constant. The Cloth Hall and the belfry tower symbolize the city itself. When Ypres started building this complex in the mid-thirteenth century, the ambition was clear: to create a monumental building that reflected the civil power and worldly wealth of Ypres. At that time, Ypres was one of the three most powerful cities in Flanders, a rich and powerful county. The Cloth Hall must make this power and wealth clear. (Ypermuseum)