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Logo of Ghent. Ghent ( Dutch: Gent [ɣɛnt] ⓘ; French: Gand [ɡɑ̃] ⓘ; historically known as Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. [2]
Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station ( Dutch: Station Gent-Sint-Pieters, French: Gare de Gand-Saint-Pierre) [a] is the main railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, and the fourth-busiest in Belgium and busiest in Flanders, with 17.65 million passengers a year. [1] The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS ...
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 Saint Peter's on the Blandijnberg.
Sint-Pietersplein, Ghent. The Sint-Pietersplein ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsɪnt ˈpiːtərsplɛi̯n]; "St. Peter's Square") is a city square located in the south of the historic centre of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. The square is named after St. Peter's Abbey, which is located along its east side. It is Ghent's largest public square and a ...
St. Nicholas Church ca. 1890–1900. St. Nicholas Church ( Dutch: Sint-Niklaaskerk) is one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in Ghent, Belgium. Begun in the early 13th century as a replacement for an earlier Romanesque church, construction continued through the rest of the century in the local Scheldt Gothic style (named after the ...
Lode Van Hecke. Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral ( Dutch: Sint Baafskathedraal ), is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in Ghent, Belgium. The 89-meter-tall Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent. It contains the well-known Ghent Altarpiece .
The Korenmarkt ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːrəmɑr (ə)kt]; "Wheat Market") is a city square in the historic centre of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. Located between the Leie river and St. Nicholas' Church, it is one of the city's most important and famous tourist locations. The square is surrounded with several historic buildings, which ...
Ghent City Hall. / 51.0545; 3.7253. The City Hall ( Dutch: Stadhuis ⓘ) of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, is a four-sided complex surrounded by the Botermarkt, the Hoogpoort, the Stadhuissteeg and the Poeljemarkt. The main wings are the late-Gothic alderman's house of De Keure and the alderman's house of Gedele in the Renaissance style.