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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]
Ghent City Hall. 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. The building has 51 halls.
It is named after Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States and first US president to pay an official state visit to Belgium. The Woodrow Wilsonplein is home to Ghent's largest shopping mall; Ghent South, which also serves as an office complex. On the south side of the square is the city's main administrative centre, the city ...
Sint-Pietersplein, Ghent. Coordinates: 51°2′33″N 3°43′33″E. The Sint-Pietersplein with Our Lady of St. Peter's Church and St. Peter's Abbey. View of the Sint-Pieterplein from the north side. The Sint-Pietersplein ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsɪnt ˈpiːtərsplɛi̯n]; "St. Peter's Square") is a city square located in the south of the ...
The Artevelde Tower (official Dutch name: KBC Arteveldetoren) is an office building in Ghent, Belgium. The tower is 118,5 metres and the highest building of Ghent and the highest office in the Flemish Region. It hosts the regional headquarters of a bank-insurer KBC. The groundbreaking was held in March 2010, and the highest point was reached at ...
Dutch is the most spoken primary language of Belgium and the official language of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region (merged to Flanders). Along with French, it is an official language of the Brussels-Capital Region. The main Dutch dialects spoken in Belgium are Brabantian, West Flemish, East Flemish, and Limburgish.
De Krook: Visit Gent. De Krook is a library and media center in Ghent (Dutch: Gent), East Flanders, Belgium. It is an initiative of the city of Ghent, Ghent University and IMEC, and describes itself as "a place of inspiration for knowledge, culture and innovation" in the city. [1][2] The library opened its doors on 10 March 2017, though ...
Ghent University (Dutch: Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Located in Flanders, Ghent University is the second largest Belgian university, consisting of 50,000 students and 9,000 staff members. The university also supports the Ghent University Library (including the famous ...