Sint-Baafskathedraal — Van Eyck's Altarpiece

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, completed 6 May 1432. Opened size: ~4.4 × 5.2 m; 12 panels on two sides = 24 painted scenes. One o…

Belfort — Three Towers and a Bell Called Roland

95 m tall — construction began before 1313; four floors complete by 1323. Gilded dragon weather-vane on top since 1377–1380 — symbol of Ghent. UNESCO World Her…

Stadhuis — Where the Pacification Was Signed

Two wings: Late-Gothic north wing (begun 1518) and Renaissance south wing (begun 1580). Pacification of Ghent signed inside the Pacificatiezaal on 8 November 1…

Sint-Niklaaskerk — The Merchants' Tower

Scheldt Gothic, built from early 13th century onwards in Tournai bluestone. Central crossing-tower 76 m — predates the Belfort and once housed the city's civic…

Sint-Michielsbrug — The View

Bridge built 1909 for the 1913 Ghent World's Fair — specifically to frame the Three Towers view. The Leie (Lys) here was Ghent's medieval trading port. Sint-Mi…

Graslei & Korenlei — The Medieval Port

Continuously used as a port since the 11th century. Graslei guild houses span 12th – 17th centuries: one street, five styles. Guild House of the Free Skippers…