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St. Nicholas' Church, Ghent
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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷
July 27, 2022
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Originally there was a Romanesque church here from around 1100. The building of this church was an initiative of St. Peter's Abbey. St. Bavo's Abbey then decided to build the …
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•Katrien
December 12, 2020
Hiking
This church, built in Tournai blue stone, is one of the finest examples of Scheldt Gothic.
Unique is the so-called crossing tower, which is not above the entrance, but above the intersection of main and side aisles. It acts as a kind of natural lantern, because the light enters the transept through the tower.
Unique is the so-called crossing tower, which is not above the entrance, but above the intersection of main and side aisles. It acts as a kind of natural lantern, because the light enters the transept through the tower.
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December 12, 2020
Hiking
This beautiful sight on Sint-Baafsplein in Ghent, a proud lady, is not something you simply pass by during your city trip. St. Bavo's Cathedral, the oldest parish church in the …
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