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Beguinage Church

Beguinage Church

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Beguinage Church

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Groot Begijnhof Sint-Elisabeth

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

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Katrien

December 8, 2021

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The church is a slender jewel of the neo-Gothic style, dedicated to St. Elisabeth of Thuringia, St. Michael and St. Angels. If you are lucky the moment you walk around here you will find them open. There are often temporary exhibitions and a permanent exhibition in the side aisles. There are some real art treasures and special objects among them.

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Katrien

December 8, 2021

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The church is currently being restored and you can only have a look at the interior if you are lucky that the gate is open.

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Robrecht

April 1, 2022

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Welcome to the Great Beguinage Sint-Elisabeth! From 1874 a community of Beguines inhabited these modest houses, but they were part of a much longer tradition. In the south of the …

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Elevation 70 m

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