Answer: The castle of the Counts of Flanders “Gravensten” of the XII century, the Gothic Cathedral of St. Bavo with the altar of Van Eyck and the 91-meter Beffroy with a carillon of 54 bells make up the “golden triangle” of Ghent. The cathedral contains a masterpiece “Worship of the Mystic Lamb” – the pinnacle of the Dutch Renaissance. The town hall in Botermarkt Square demonstrates the transition from late Gothic to Renaissance style influenced by Italian architects.
Answer: The dominants of the city represent the evolution of styles: the Romanesque Gravensten (1180), the Gothic Cathedral of St. Bavo (XIII-XVI centuries), the Renaissance Town Hall (architect Rombouts Keldermans) and the neo-Gothic university complex (Charles van Reisselberge, 1906). Of particular interest is the "House of Guilds" on the embankment of Grasley - a sample of Flemish Baroque with gilded facades.
Answer: At the MIAT Museum of Industry, children will see antique steam engines and looms related to the history of Flemish textiles. The Citadel Park with the ruins of a sixteenth-century Spanish fortress offers interactive archaeological sites. In the castle "Gerard of the Devil" (XIII century) are theatrical excursions with legends of medieval knights.
Answer: St. Michael’s Bridge gives a panoramic view of the ‘three towers’ – the Cathedral, Beffroy and the Church of St. Nicholas. The embankments of Grasley and Corenley with mirrored facades of guild houses of the XVII century are especially picturesque at sunset. Inside the Gravensten Castle, a spiral staircase in the donjon creates spectacular cut-off compositions.
Answer: The Abbey of St. Peter 'Bijloquet' (VII century) hides a Romanesque scriptorium with unique manuscripts. In the house-museum of the poet Karel van de Voustin preserved original furniture in the style of Art Nouveau. The dungeons of the old Pesthuys prison (XVIII century) with bottle chambers demonstrate the legal history of Flanders.
Answer: In 1500, Charles V, the future Holy Roman Emperor, was born in Prinsenhof. Beffroy in 1539 became a symbol of resistance in the suppression of the Ghent uprising against Charles V. In 1576, the Ghent Appeasement, a key document of the Dutch Revolution, was signed in the town hall.
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