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Sint-Pietersplein, Ghent. Coordinates: 51°2′33″N 3°43′33″E. The Sint-Pietersplein with Our Lady of St. Peter's Church and St. Peter's Abbey. View of the Sint-Pieterplein from the north side. The Sint-Pietersplein ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsɪnt ˈpiːtərsplɛi̯n]; "St. Peter's Square") is a city square located in the south of the ...
Saint Peter's Abbey ( Dutch: Sint-Pietersabdij) is a former Benedictine abbey in Ghent, Belgium, now a museum and exhibition centre. Saint Peter's was founded in the late 7th century by Amandus, a missionary sent by the Frankish kings to Christianize the pagan inhabitants of the region, who founded two monasteries in the area, St. Bavo's, and ...
It also includes the municipality of Zwijndrecht. The Diocese of Ghent ( Latin: Dioecesis Gandavensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The patron of the diocese is Saint Bavo of Ghent .
Boekentoren. Coordinates: 51°02′41″N 3°43′33″E. The Boekentoren. The Boekentoren ( Dutch for Book Tower) is a famous building located in Ghent, Belgium, designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde. It is part of the Ghent University Library and currently houses 3 million books. The Boekentoren is directly adjacent to the ...
Biography. Carolus Julianus van Rysselberghe was born in Meerle, Hoogstraten, on 25 July 1850. [1] [2] He was trained at the Academy of Ghent, studying there between 1863 and 1875. After his education at the academy, he was honored with the Prize of the City of Ghent. [1]
The Arrondissement of Ghent was created in 1800 as the first arrondissement in the Department of Escaut ( Dutch: Departement Schelde ). It originally comprised the cantons of Deinze, Eeklo, Evergem, Ghent, Kruishoutem, Lochristi, Nazareth, Nevele, Oosterzele, Waarschoot and Zomergem. In 1803, the canton of Eeklo was merged with the ...
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Design Museum Gent. / 51.055833; 3.720139. Design Museum Gent is a museum in Belgium with an international design collection. The museum complex is located in the tourist centre of Ghent and comprises an 18th-century mansion and a modern wing. The museum holds a collection of Belgian design, supported by international objects.