Market Square of Bruges
The most striking building on the market square of Bruges is undoubtedly the imposing belfry.In the later middle ages, the belfry of a city stood as a symbol of freedom and wealth. The belfry of Bruges was built and expanded from the 13th till the 15th century. The octogonal highest part of the tower houses the carillon since the 15th century. You can climb up to visit and get the splendid view over Bruges from the tower of the belfry. The carillon, which indicates the time every fifteen minutes from 7 A.M. till 9 P.M., is 'powered' from a machine room, where a copper drum (weighing 9,000 kg) is used as some kind of heavy software device on which the the carillon's melodies are written.