The Grote Markt ("Grand Square") of Bruges is located in the heart of the city and covers an area of about 1 hectare. Some historical highlights around the square include the 12th-centure belfry and the Provincial Court (originally the Waterhall, which is 1787 (225 years ago) was demolished and replaced by a classicist building that from 1850 (162 years ago) served as provincial court and after a fire in 1878 (134 years ago) was rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style in 1887 (125 years ago). In the center of the market stands the statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck. In 1995 (17 years ago) the Market was completely renovated. Parking in the square was removed and the area became mostly traffic-free, thus being more celebration friendly. The renovated Market was reopened in 1996 (16 years ago) with a concert by Helmut Lotti. Bruges Bruges (Dutch: Brugge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country. The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is egg-shaped and about 430 hectares in size. The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares, including 193.7 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge ("Seabruges" in literal translation). The city's total population is 117,073 (1 Jan. 2008 (4 years ago)), of which around 20,000 live in the historic centre. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 616 km² and has a total of 255,844 inhabitants as of 1 Jan. 2008 (4 years ago). Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as "The Venice of the North". Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to its port. At one time it was the "chief commercial city" of the world. Bruges is also home to the College of Europe.

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