The Veins of the Convent
The Veins of the Convent is a work of art in Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders. The Veins of the Convent is situated nearby to the garden Tuin Godshuis Spanoghe, as well as near the museum Sint-Janshospitaal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Our Lady and Old St. John’s Hospital.
Church of Our Lady
Church
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, dating mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Its 115.6-metre-high tower remains the tallest structure in the city and the third tallest brickwork tower in the world. Church of Our Lady is situated 120 metres northeast of The Veins of the Convent.
Old St. John’s Hospital
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hospital of St. John was a medieval hospital in Bruges, founded in the mid-12th century. Located next to the Church of Our Lady, the premises contain some of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings.
Groeningemuseum
Museum
Photo: Le Fou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey. It houses a collection of Flemish and Belgian painting covering six centuries, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers. Groeningemuseum is situated 290 metres northeast of The Veins of the Convent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boeveriewijk and Ezelstraatkwartier.
The Veins of the Convent
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: installation
- Category: tourism
- Location: Bruges, Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.20366° or 51° 12′ 13″ northLongitude
3.22362° or 3° 13′ 25″ eastInception
2006Open location code
9F35663F+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13011145492OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installation
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“The Veins of the Convent” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De aderen van het klooster”
- French: “Les veines du cloître”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tuin Godshuis Spanoghe and Sint-Janshospitaal.
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