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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.
Spanish. English title. "Battle at Gandesa". " Si me quieres escribir " (English: "If You Want to Write to Me"), also known as " Ya sabes mi paradero " ("You Know Where I Am Posted") and " El frente de Gandesa " (The Gandesa Front), is one of the most famous songs of the Spanish Republican troops during the Spanish Civil War. [1]
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. [1] During the winter of 879-80, the abbey was raided and plundered by the Normans, [2] and it ...
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 ...
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 Party of the People ( Spanish: Partido de la Gente, PDG) is a Chilean political party, characterized as a centre-right [4] [5] to right-wing [6] and populist. [7] [4] [8] [5] It was created at the end of 2019, being legalized by the Electoral Service on July 26, 2021. [9] It is led by 2013 and 2021 presidential candidate Franco Parisi, and ...
Website. www.portofghent.be. The Port of Ghent is the third busiest seaport in Belgium, located in Ghent, East Flanders in the Flemish Region. The first port of Ghent was situated at the river Scheldt and later on at the Leie. Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin ...
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.