Archive for January, 2007
Round and round we go.
Where: Gravensteen, Ghent, Belgium.
What: Spiral staircase leading to the top of the Castle of the counts.
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Loading ...City of lights.
Where: Kraanlei, Ghent, Belgium.
What: Lit up houses are reflected in the water.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...The Middle Ages.
Where: Castle of Counts (Gravensteen), Ghent, Belgium.
What: Gravensteen was home to the counts of Flanders during the 10th through 14th century. The oldest buildings were made of wood and were built in the 10th century. The first stone building was added in the 11th century, which was rebuilt by count Filips van de Elzas into a donjon (second half of the 12th century). The outer wall and the gatehouse were also added around that time.
The soda-machine is probably a little more recent.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...There’s a storm brewing.
Where: Sint-Baafsplein, Ghent, Belgium.
When: January 18, 2007.
What: A heavy storm crosses Western Europe; in Ghent parts of the Saint Bavo cathedral fall from the sky.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Town Hall.
Where: Botermarkt, Ghent, Belgium.
What: Ghent Town Hall; this part was built in 1482-1539. Most of the other half, a different design, was added in 1635.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Green.
Where: Limburgstraat, Ghent, Belgium.
What: The green-lit window of Saint Bavo Cathedral (Sint-Baafs Cathedral).
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Land in sight!
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