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In Deinze there are a few windows along the Kortrijksesteenweg (N43). The road has been nicknamed "Rue d'amour". Ghent Glazen Straatje. There are two red-light districts in Ghent, located close to each other. The larger is in Schepenenvijverstraat and Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang including Glazen Straatje (a glass roofed arcade).
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]
Gravensteen. / 51.057222; 3.720556. The Gravensteen ( Dutch; lit. 'the Counts' rock') is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. It was subsequently re-purposed as a court, prison, mint, and even as a cotton factory.
The Belfry of Ghent ( Dutch: Belfort van Gent) is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of Ghent, Belgium; the other two belonging to Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church. Its height of 91 metres (299 ft) makes it the tallest belfry in Belgium. [3]
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal (Dutch: Kanaal van Gent naar Terneuzen), also known as the "Sea Canal" (Zeekanaal) is a canal linking Ghent in Belgium to the port of Terneuzen on the Westerschelde ( Scheldt) Estuary in the Netherlands, thereby providing the former with better access to the sea . Excavation of the canal in 1878.
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 ...
The Huis van Alijn (Dutch for: Alijn Hospital, literally House of Alijn) is a museum located on the Kraanlei in Ghent, Belgium. The collection revolves around local culture and daily life in the 20th century. History of the museum. The origins of the House of Alijn lie in 1926.
The Royal Conservatory of Ghent is a royally chartered musical institution, founded in 1835 [1] under King Leopold I. The conservatory's founding director was Martin-Joseph Mengal. Other directors have included well known Belgian composers such as Adolphe Samuel and Émile Mathieu.