Museum for the visual arts
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An interactive museum showing you the Battle of the Golden Spurs (11th of July 1302). This battle is historical because it was one of the first battles where a peasant-based army defeated a knights army. After the battle, the spurs of the fallen horses were kept as a victory sign. The battle gave Flanders its regional holiday. The museum is located inside the beautifully conserved Groeninge Abbey.
A Gothic church, built and rebuilt after a fire in the 14th century.
These two identical towers are remains of the medieval city wall. They are the typical image of Kortrijk. Build in the 13th and 15 century, they are on both sides of the Leie river.
Belfort
This medieval bell tower is one of the highlights of Kortrijk and listed as a .