On the right, at the other side of the bridge is the Minnewater (Photo, p. [105] and sketch opposite).
The Minnewater was formerly a navigable basin constructed at the point where the Reye enters the city. The original wooden bridge, flanked with two towers of masonry, was replaced in 1470 by the present structure. The eastern tower no longer exists, but the round western one still stands at the head of the bridge, and commands a charming view—often reproduced pictorially—of the town, with its towers and the Béguinage Convent in the foreground.
Entrance to the Béguinage.
Follow Rue de l'Arsenal, turning left into Rue St. Catherine, at the corner of which stands the Musée de Peinture (See sketch, p. [104]).
The Minnewater. In the background: Tower of Notre-Dame.
