Archive for the ‘Ghent’ Category
Fire in the sky.
Where: Ghent, Belgium.
What: Of course, the sun also sets in other parts of the worlds, like here, in Ghent.
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Where: Ghent, Belgium.
What: This path surrounds the inside of the outer wall of the Castle of the Counts and forms the first line of defence when under siege. Oddly, sieges don’t happen as frequently today as they did in the Middle Ages.
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Where: Lange Violettenstraat, Ghent, Belgium.
What: The Our Lady Ten Hoyen béguinage was founded in 1234 by Johanna and Margaretha van Constantinopel. This is the church that was built in 1654-1658, with the baroc front added in 1716-1720.
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Where: Ghent, Belgium.
What: The dungeon underneath the central tower of the Castle of the Counts.
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Where: Gravensteen, Ghent, Belgium
What: The count’s chapel, located at the front of the gatehouse of the castle. The altar stood below the cross-shaped window. Later it was turned into a prison, deriving it’s name (sugar drawer) from the metal cage in which prisoners were locked.
(3 votes, average: 2.67 out of 5) Loading ...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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