Go To Top

Photo Gallery:
Ghent (Belgium)

The River Leie - Ghent was founded at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie

The Meat Market, c. 1400

The Gravensteen - castle of the Counts, from 1180, right in the heart of the city!

The 13th-century Granary (right) contrasts with 16th-century guild houses

Above: the Graslei - one of the quaysides on the River Leie
Right: gateway from the Prinsenhof, palace of the Counts of Flanders - all that survives from the huge complex (where the Emperor Charles V was born in 1500)

Other related photo galleries:

• Photo Gallery: Bayeux
• Photo Gallery: Bruges
• Photo Gallery: Lille
• Photo Gallery: Paris
• Photo Gallery: Reims

Other related pages:

• North European Cities