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Castle ‘Gravensteen‘ at Gent (Belgium)

Castle ‘Gravensteen‘ at Gent (Belgium)

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Castle ‘Gravensteen‘ at Gent (Belgium)

In the 9th. century there was already a primitive wooden castle on this spot to protect the area against attacks from the Vikings.

In the early Middle Ages the castle was rebuilt into a stone-fortified construction.

Several expansion works in the following centuries gave it the present and impressive 12th. century appearance.

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