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Hogeschool Gent

With eight faculties and 16,000 students, University College Ghent is the largest university college in Flanders. Its establishment in 1995 is the outcome of two successful mergers that involved sixteen Belgian institutions of higher education. Many had been influential leaders in higher education for several decades. The current eight faculties are spread over the city center of Ghent and Aalst.

Located at 51.0417, 3.71861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boekentoren

The Boekentoren, (Dutch for Book Tower) is a famous building located in Ghent, Belgium, designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde. It is part of the Ghent University Library and currently houses 3 million books. The Boekentoren is directly adjacent to the Blandijn, the buildings of the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Located at 51.0447, 3.72583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Belfry of Ghent

The 91-metre-high belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of Ghent, Belgium, the other two belonging to Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church. It's height makes it the tallest belfry in existence. Through the centuries, it has served not only as a bell tower to announce the time and various warnings, but also as a fortified watchtower and town treasury.

Located at 51.0536, 3.7248 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Saint Nicholas' Church, Ghent

St. Nicholas' Church is one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in Ghent, Belgium. Begun in the early 13th century as a replacement for an earlier Romanesque church, construction continued through the rest of the century in the local Scheldt Gothic style (named after the nearby river). Typical of this style is the use of blue-gray stone from the Tournai area, the single large tower above the crossing, and the slender turrets at the building's corners.

Located at 51.0539, 3.72278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Holy Corner (Ghent Béguinage)

The Belgian city of Ghent has three béguinages: the "Old Saint Elisabeth", known in English as the Holy Corner, the new Saint Elisabeth béguinage in the Ghent suburb of Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hoyen in the Lange Violettenstraat. The Saint Elisabeth béguinage was named after Elisabeth of Hungary also known as Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia.

Located at 51.0572, 3.71194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ghent University Library

The Ghent University Library is located in the city of Ghent, Belgium. It serves the university community of students and scholarly researchers. The library has evolved in recent years, focusing on decentralization and networking rather than a central facility. Some collections of books are to be found in the faculty libraries; but some books are conventionally gathered together in the University library.

Located at 51.0447, 3.72583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Trams in Ghent

The Ghent tramway network (Dutch: de Gentse tram) is part of the public transport system in the city of Ghent, Belgium, with a total of three lines (1, 21/22 and 4). Since 1991, it has been operated by De Lijn, the public transport entity responsible for buses and trams in Flanders. As of the end of 2008, there were 40 HermeLijn trams and 43 PCC trams, running on three routes.

Located at 51.053, 3.72 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Saint Michael's Church, Ghent

The Saint Michael's church in Ghent, Belgium, is a Roman Catholic church devoted to Archangel Michael. The construction of the current church, which was preceded, on the same site, first by a small chapel, destroyed by fire early in the twelfth century, followed by a larger church, probably began in 1440, and took place in two phases, separated by a long interruption.

Located at 51.0536, 3.71917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Saint Bavo Cathedral

The Saint Bavo Cathedral (also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, or the Dutch Sint Baafskathedraal) is the seat of the diocese of Ghent. It is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent. The building is based upon the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, a primarily wooden construction; it was consecrated in 942 by Transmarus, Bishop of Tournai and Noyon. Traces of this original structure are evident in the cathedral's crypt. The chapel was subsequently expanded in the Romanesque style in 1038.

Located at 51.053, 3.727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Prinsenhof (Ghent)

The Prinsenhof in Ghent was the normal residence of the Counts of Flanders in Ghent starting in the 15th century.

Located at 51.0592, 3.71574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sint-Barbaracollege

The Sint-Barbaracollege in Gent, Belgium is a private Jesuit school, founded in 1832. The school is built on the location of a cloister, the "Sint Barbaraklooster in Jerusalem". The cloister was founded in 1420 for Augustinian nuns, closed in 1783 by order of Joseph II, briefly reopened but closed again during the French war.

Located at 51.0488, 3.72445 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Blandijn

The Blandijn, short for Blandijnberg, is a building complex of Ghent University in the Belgian city Ghent and directly adjacent to Boekentoren, the tower of the Ghent University Library. The Blandijn, named after the Blandijnberg hill it stands on, houses the Faculty of Arts & Philosophy. The first part of the Blandijn buildings was officially opened in 1960. The Blandijn complex is located centrally in Ghent's student neighborhood.

Located at 51.0441, 3.72573 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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