St. Jacoba church, Ypres
St. Jacoba church, out side
The Cloth Hall (Dutch: Lakenhalle) in Ypres, Belgium, now is in use of the Museum IFFM. It was
one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages. It served as
the main market and warehouse for the Flemish city's prosperous cloth industry.
It lay in ruins after
artillery fire devastated Ypres in World War I. Between 1933 and 1967, the hall
was reconstructed to its pre-war condition. The building is 125 m wide and its belfry tower 70 m high.
Lakenhallen, Ieper- Ypres
Lakenhallen, Ieper- Ypres
The Trenches, Loopgraven Diksmuide
The trench of death
is one of the last remaining trenches in the "westhoek" Flanders from
World War I. In 1914, Belgium was almost completely taken by the German army
until King Albert I gave the order to maintain the line of defence in Diksmuide.
Soldiers continued fighting from the trenches over a period of 4 years. During
daytime the soldiers stayed in the trenches and at night they extended to get
closer to the enemy.