We noted this important statue as we wandered around the old city with all of the crowds. It was nicely displayed in an open area and a lot of the tourists stopped to take photos, but we did not.

Nice square, and the statue is well placed in a pretty part of town if you are after a photo op. We saw it as part of the Wintergloed event for Christmas 2024 when it was lit with an animation, which

This statue sits at the head of a canal on a small cobblestone square that was once the central port area for Brugge's burgeoning commercial trade a few centuries ago. It is now off the beaten track .