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Wenemaershospitaal Entrance and Facade

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Wenemaershospitaal Entrance and Facade

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

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    December 29, 2024

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    A narrow passageway with a statue of Saint Lawrence above a round arch is often used by tourists because it leads to public restrooms... but perhaps few realize they're walking through the entrance to a former hospital with a history dating back to the 14th century.
    The hospital itself had to make way for the covered Vismarkt in 1872, but the entrance and part of the (16th- and 17th-century) facade on Veerleplein were preserved.


    The "Wenemaershospitaal" was founded in 1323 by Willem Wenemaer and his wife Margaretha Sbrunen.

    Source: inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/25888
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    April 24, 2026

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    Entrance and facades of the former "Wenemaers Hospital", founded in 1323 by Willem Wenemaer and his wife Margaretha Sbrunen. The original buildings, arranged around an inner courtyard, disappeared in 1872 …
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