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The St John's Hospital, Mariastraat, Bruges: the old porch on Sint Kateijnestraat with the tympanum decorated with reliefs representing Death and the Coronation of the Virgin

RIBA Ref No RIBA60749
CountryBelgium
CityBruges
Subject Date1200
Image Date1880
ViewExterior
StyleGothic
MediumPhotoprint
Library Reference41480/4
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditRIBA Collections
SubjectDecorative stonework ; Hospitals ; Windows ; Brickwork ; Almshouses ; Arches
NOTES: Founded in 1184, this hospital was built to provide housing and care for pilgrims, passers-by and travelling salesmen. The sick were also accepted if their illness was not contagious.
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