Gent

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Photo: 10-11. Sep. 1998.
Text: 24 Mar. 1999.

Gent (Gand), Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

The Monumental towers

Views from Sint Michielsbrug (day and night). Towers from left to right: Sint Niklaaskerk, Belfort of Laakenhalle (13-14c., 90m), and Sint Baafskathedraal (88m).

"Canal Grande" in Gent.

Beautiful view of canal "Graslei".
View from "Gravensteen"

From Vleeshuisbrug: Center building is Vismarkt(1689).

Sint Baafskathedraal

A wonderful and misterious night at Cathedral.

Staindglasses of St. Bavo's Cathedral: They were reconstructed after 1890's. Original staindglasses was destroyed at "Iconoclasm". When I visited to Gent (10-11 Sep. 1998.), chancel and nave of St Bavo's Cathedral was restorated. Since we were able to climbed on Cathedral's roof.

Detail of Staindglass.

View of city from Cathedral. Architecture of central is "Geraard de Duivelsteen" and green "tree of stone" are pinnacles.

Detail of the Cathedral. Left: Interior triforium. Capitals among triforium and inner wall are made from limestone of Tournai. Right: Exterior of chancel. Gables, pinnacle, butress, and gargoyles.Typical classic north French gothic, but We can't found flying butress. Both photographs took on the roof of aisle.

View of Gent city, northeast.

The Adration of the Mystic Lamb

By Hubert and Jan van Eyck (1432).

Romanesque crypta of Cathedral

Center part of Crypta was remained only romanesque style in the Cathedral. Mural frescos (right photo) date from the period between 1480 and 1540.

Gravensteen
with other secular romanesque (Japanese only).

Acknowledgement.

I sincerely appreciate Laurence Cuelenaere and Sebastian de Fooz.
If we were not to meet that night, my staying in the Gent would be less impression and less happiness, and I can't to prepared this home page.

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