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The Toreken

The Toreken

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The Toreken

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

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3. Gravensteen Castle, Ghent – Old Post Office loop from Gent-Dampoort

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

March 27, 2022

The 15th century Toreken was the guildhall of the skin fatters. The market clock hangs halfway up the tower, at the top of which the mermaid Melusine holds her mirror up to the wind.

Today, the building houses the Poetry Center, the knowledge and expertise center for poetry in Flanders and the Netherlands. Dutch and Dutch-translated poetry, translated Dutch-language poems and South African poetry are central. There is a documentation center, poetry shop and publishing house. The center also publishes a poetry magazine and offers literary programs and educational packages.

Source: visit.gent.be/nl/zien-doen/t-toreken

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Katrien

March 27, 2022

This is where the poetry center is located.

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Viviane

December 14, 2022

The Poetry Center is an information, documentation and study center in Ghent for Dutch-language poetry and foreign-language poetry in Dutch translation. There is also special attention to South African poetry. The center was founded in 1976 by Willy Tiberghien. Wikipedia
Address: Vrijdagmarkt 36, 9000 Ghent

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The Toreken

1. Graffiti Alley – St. Michael's Bridge loop from Brugse Poort

2. Gravensteen Castle, Ghent – Graslei and Korenlei loop from Gent-Sint-Pieters

3. Gravensteen Castle, Ghent – Old Post Office loop from Gent-Dampoort

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