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Mr Monkey in Bruges, 27th January


"You'd expect a clock rather than a compass, really"

Mr Monkey looking at the west side of the Markt Mr Monkey looking at the west side of the Markt

Mr Monkey admired the smaller buildings on the west side of the Markt. He was intrigued to see that the Boechoute House had a large compass on its facade. In the 15th century the magistrate of Bruges observed the market from this house. Mr Monkey was a little confused by the compass at first, but decided it was connected to a wind vane and showed the direction of the wind rather than any shifts in the position of the building.


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