Next door to the Kantcentrum, the Jeruzalemkerk is Bruges’ most unusual church. The present building dates from the fifteenth century, and was built on the site of a thirteenth century chapel commissioned by a family of wealthy Italian merchants, the Adornes family, whose black marble tomb can be seen inside.

Based on the design of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the structure possesses a striking tower with two tires of wooden, polygon-shaped lanterns topped by a tin orb. Inside, the lower level contains a macabre altarpiece, carved with skulls and assorted demons. Behind the altar is a smaller vaulted chapel; leading from this is a narrow tunnel guarded by an iron grate. Along the tunnel, a lifelike model of Christ in the Tomb can be seen at close quarters.