Sint-Pietersplein, Ghent

The Saint Peter Abbey (ndl. Sint-Pietersabdij) is a former Benedictine abbey in Ghent, the capital of the province of East Flanders. The monastery is located on an old Scheldearm on the Blandinberg (ndl .: Blandijnberg), a hill, which is 28 m the highest point of Ghent. (Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankt-Peters-Abtei) The abbey is very beautiful and the dome impressive.

St. Peter's Square is a square in the south of the center of the Belgian city of Ghent. The square is located at the Sint-Pietersabdij, nowadays in the student area and close to the Ghent university library, better known as the Book Tower. The square has a difference in level from the Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat to the Sint-Pietersabdij of 3.5 meters. A monumental staircase, opposite the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Sint-Pieterskerk, connects the Sint-Pietersplein with the adjacent Sint-Amandplein. There is an underground car park under the square. Events and concerts are also regularly organized on the large square (80 x 200 meters), and the annual Half Lent Fair also takes place on St. Peter's Square. The square and its surroundings, including several blocks of houses and the Sint-Amandsplein, are protected as a cityscape

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Sint-Pietersplein is the city's events square, located in the student district and near the Ghent University Library, better known as the Book Tower. On the square you will find the Sint-Pieters Abbey, the Sint-Pieters Church and the nature museum De Wereld van Kina: het huis. Every year the Halfvastenfoor takes place here, but events and concerts are also regularly held on the large square. Since 2007 you can park your car in the underground car park. During its construction, a large number of important archaeological finds were made that are now symbolically indicated with narrow metal lines. On the square there is a monumental staircase that connects Sint-Pietersplein with Sint-Amandsplein. The square and its surroundings, including several blocks of houses and Sint-Amandsplein, are classified as a protected cityscape. Source: visitgent