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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]
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.
Stadshal (Ghent) Coordinates: 3°43′28″E. Stadshal (left) and Belfry of Ghent. The Stadshal (English: City Pavilion) is a large stand-alone canopy in the inner city of Ghent, Belgium. The construction was part of the city project to redevelop the squares and public spaces in Ghent's historic city centre. The Stadshal, located on the square ...
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.
Ghent City Museum. / 51.043486; 3.716970. The Ghent City Museum (in Dutch "Stadsmuseum Gent", " STAM " in short) is a museum in the Belgian city of Ghent. The museum exposes the city history and opened its doors on 9 October 2010. [1] With respect to the collection that is shown, the history of this museum goes back to 1833, the year in which ...
Graslei. Coordinates: 51°3′18″N 3°43′15″E. General view of the Graslei with the Leie river in the foreground. Graslei ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣrɑslɛi̯]; English: Grass Quay) is a quay in the historic city center of Ghent, Belgium, located on the right bank of the Leie river. The quay opposite of the Graslei is called Korenlei.
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.