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As a unique example of the Hispanic-Flemish architectural style that emerged during the Renaissance, this medieval fortress, rebuilt in 1595, is widely considered as one of Belgium’s finest castles.
If you are not as allergic against horses like me, you should definitely take a tour with a carriage in Bruges.
The Museum Garden offers an impressive overview of traditional and often very rare fruit and vegetable species.
Ghent in Belgium has a large number of historical secular buildings in addition to the sacred buildings. Fortunately, a large part of the medieval and early modern building fabric has been preserved. Ghent has more than 9800 registered buildings of cultural and historical value, most of which are also listed monuments.
Scaron Castle
Scaron Castle belonged to Jean Scarrant, known as Scaron, at the end of the 17th century. He sold the castle in 1699. The castle then remained in the hands of the same family for many years. During the French occupation, mass was celebrated in hiding in the castle. The sans-culots set fire to the castle, almost completely destroying it.
By 1830, Scaron castle had been rebuilt.
A new fire in 1964 reduced the castle to ashes. When it was rebuilt, it acquired its current appearance.
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Kasteel Scaron behoorde aan het einde van de 17e eeuw toe aan Jean Scarrant, bekend als Scaron. Hij verkocht het kasteel in 1699. Het kasteel bleef daarna gedurende vele jaren in handen van dezelfde familie. Tijdens de Franse bezetting werd de mis ondergedoken opgedragen in het kasteel. De sans-culotten staken het kasteel in brand waardoor het bijna volledig werd verwoest.
Omstreeks 1830 was kasteel Scaron terug heropgebouwd.
Een nieuwe brand, in 1964, legde het kasteel terug in as. Bij de heropbouw verkreeg het het huidige uitzicht.
The legend says that the gilded dragon first featured on the prow of the ship which the Norwegian king Sigrid Magnusson left with on a crusade in 1111. He offered the statue to the emperor of Constantinople (the current Istanbul) to put it on the cupola of the Aya Sophia.
Some hundred years later, the Flemish count Baldwin IX had the showpiece transported to the flemish region. Here, the Norwegian dragon ended up in the hands of the people of Bruges. After the battle on the field of Beverhout in 1382, the inhabitants of Ghent took the dragon as a war trophy and put it on top of their Belfry. At that time in the Belfry all the communal charters and laws were kept. The dragon had to protect these documents and it became also the symbol of the freedom and power of the city.
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MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET), the largest container terminal in the Port of Antwerp, handling more than 12.000 containers a day.
The Gravensteen (Dutch; literally "Castle of the Counts") is a medieval castle at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. It was subsequently re-purposed as a court, prison, mint, and even as a cotton factory. It was restored over 1893–1903 and is now a museum and a major landmark in the city