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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 three rules enjoined. prompt obedience to orders, no confiscation of people's property, prompt delivery directly to authorities of all items confiscated from enemy. The eight points were: Be polite when speaking. Be honest when buying and selling. Return all borrowed articles. Pay compensation for everything damaged.
Satellite company SES has agreed to buy Intelsat Holdings for $3.1 billion in a deal that would create a major European player but raised investor concerns around debt, sending the buyer's shares ...
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.
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.
Ivan VI Antonovich ( Russian: Иван VI Антонович; 23 August [ O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [ O.S. 5 July] 1764), also known as Ioann Antonovich, [a] was an infant emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741. He was only two months old when he was proclaimed ...
More than one in five Singaporean workers, per a recent ADP survey, say their employers already offer four-day workweeks in a bid to promote better mental health and work-life balance. That’s ...
At least four people are dead after powerful storms tore through the waterlogged and storm-weary South. More storms in the coming days will raise the risk once again of flash flooding, damaging ...