Located next to the Church of Our Lady, the premises contain some of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings.[1] The hospital grew during the Middle Ages and was a place where sick pilgrims and travellers were cared for. The site was later expanded with the building of a monastery and convent. In the 19th century, further construction led to a hospital with eight wards around a central building.
Not until 1977 did the building's function as a hospital stop, at which time it was moved to a newer modern hospital in Brugge Sint-Pieters. The city of Bruges took over the buildings. Today part of the hospital complex holds the popular Hans Memling museum, named for the German-born Early Netherlandish painter, where a number of works, such as triptychs are displayed,[2] as well as hospital records, medical instruments and other works of art.[3]
The hospital site is also used as a congress and exhibition centre, the site Oud Sint-Jan.
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
^Patrick Barkham (2008-05-03). "Land of the friet". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
^. 2010-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
External linksedit
Media related to Sint-Janshospitaal (Bruges) at Wikimedia Commons
Site Oud Sint-Jan congress centre
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