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Geeraard the Devil's Castle

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Geeraard the Devil's Castle

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Geeraard the Devil's Castle

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    Location: Ghent, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    January 31, 2021

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    No devil has ever lived in this stone. The impressive Geraard the devil stone owes its name to Geraard van Gent, a dodgy gentleman who owned this building in the …
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    December 29, 2020

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    Over the centuries it has been used as a knight's residence, armory, monastery, school and episcopal seminary. In 1623 there was a madhouse for the insane and a home for male orphans. Another part of the building was used as a prison or detention center. (Source: Visitgent)
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    December 12, 2020

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    Over the centuries it has been used as a knight's residence, armory, monastery, school and episcopal seminary. In 1623 there was a madhouse for the insane and a home for male orphans. Another part of the building was used as a prison or detention center.
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