The best city hikes and walks in Slagveld Passendale

A very well-maintained cemetery right by the water.

Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate is a British military cemetery for the war dead of the First World War, located in the Belgian city of Ypres. The cemetery is situated within the Ypres ramparts, next to the Lille Gate, and covers an area of 1,871 m².

The Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) is a city gate in the Belgian city of Ypres. It is located in the south of the city center, on the road to Lille. The Rijselpoort is the oldest and only preserved city gate from the fourteenth century, connecting two remaining sections of Ypres's fortifications.

St. Martin's Church, commonly known as St. Martin's Cathedral, is a church in the Belgian city of Ypres. This church was the cathedral of the former diocese of Ypres, which existed from 1561 to 1801. Initially, a Romanesque church, probably dating from the 10th or 11th century, stood in this area. Initially, a Romanesque church, probably dating from the 10th or 11th century, stood in this area. In the eighth century, the diocese of Thérouanne (now Thérouanne, on the Lys River and south of Saint-Omer) was founded. Emperor Charles V destroyed the abbeys of Thérouanne because the abbots were too loyal to the French king. In 1561, the diocese of Thérouanne was dissolved into three dioceses: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Saint-Omer, and Ypres. The church of St. Martin's Monastery (canons regular of St. Augustine) was then elevated to cathedral status. Cornelius Jansenius was the most famous bishop of the diocese of Ypres. The concordat between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII of 1801 abolished the diocese of Ypres, and from then on, the parishes belonged to the diocese of Ghent. In 1833, the diocese of Bruges was reestablished, under which Ypres has been incorporated ever since. St. Martin's Church was completely destroyed during the First World War and subsequently rebuilt (1922-1930). Before the First World War, the church had a lower spire than the current one. The spire was destroyed during the war and later rebuilt, but with a slightly different, higher spire.

The original Kloosterpoort (Cloister Gate) dates from around 1500. It provided access to the domain of the St. Martin's Provostry, which was abolished in 1560 after the establishment of the Diocese of Ypres. It was rebuilt in the Classical style in 1780 and restored in 1938. The city theatre was previously used as a drinking establishment for the Provostry. In 1803, the building changed ownership, and its function changed. From then on, concerts were organized there. The city theatre was destroyed during the First World War and rebuilt in the 1930s. (c) https://www.toerismeieper.be/kloosterpoort

Resting place with a view of St. Jacob's Church

The Cloth Hall in Ypres is one of the largest Gothic-style civil buildings in Europe. Built between 1230 and 1304, it served as a covered market place for cloth, an important trade product in the Middle Ages. The 70-metre high belfry, which was built from 1250 onwards, emphasises the power and wealth of the city of Ypres at that time. During the First World War, the Cloth Hall was completely destroyed, but it was later meticulously rebuilt and completed in 1967. Today it houses the In Flanders Fields Museum and the Ypres Museum.

The Cloth Hall (Flemish: Lakenhalle van Ieper) is a large, Gothic building complex located in the center of the Flemish city of Ypres. The complex originally dates back to the 13th century. The foundation stone is said to have been laid around 1200 by the Count of Flanders, and its construction lasted until 1304. The hall served as a transshipment and storage area for textiles (cloth hall). Part of the ensemble is a 70-meter-high belfry with a carillon that plays every half hour. On November 4, 1914, the German general Berthold von Deimling had the famous medieval Cloth Hall reduced to rubble and ashes without any military reason and against the express orders of his commander-in-chief, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. The Cloth Hall was reconstructed as faithfully as possible to the original from the 1920s to 1967. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building is made largely of sandstone from the Arras region. The upper floor and corner turrets of the belfry, as well as the corner turrets of the hall, are mainly built of the yellow brick typical of West Flanders. In contrast to many buildings of the Brick Gothic style in Flanders, the brick here is drowned out by the lavish stone decoration.