Brugse Vrije

From this manor, whose façade dates from 1722-172, the Bruges countryside was controlled. from 1795 to 1984, this building served as court building. Today it houses, among others, the City Archives and it is the repository of the written memory of the city. The house has an old assize court and a renaissance hall with a 16th century monumental mantelpiece in wood, marble and alabaster made by Lanceloot Blondeel.