The brick spire of the Church of Our Lady reaches four hundred feet into the air, making it the tallest structure in Bruges. That spire dominates the skyline, but inside, a quiet tragedy unfolded in fourteen seventy-seven. Mary of Burgundy, the duchess who ruled the Low Countries, died after a riding accident just blocks from here. She lies in a gilded tomb within the choir, her bronze effigy resting above a delicate, painted wooden sarcophagus that hides her actual lead coffin.
Church of Our Lady
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