WALKING TOUR 🎧 FREE AUDIO TOUR

Een Reis door Tijd & Cultuur: Ontdekkingstocht door Historisch Gent

An audio guided tour by Jenny Multilingual, The Artist

Welcome to Gent! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 8 stops on a route of 0.92km. This tour focusses mainly on arts & Culture.

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Tour Sights 📸

Oude vismijn

Sight A mixed-use building of historical significance, the Oude Vismijn is one of the oldest markets in Gent, featuring a characteristic Gothic-style gatehouse and traditional stalls, originally opened in 1689.

Fountain of Kneeling Youths

Sight A sculpture by George Minne, the Fountain of Kneeling Youths represents five nude adolescents, bowed in contemplation, symbolizing the eternal condemnation to meditation by fear of life. Fragile and introverted characters convey a heavy emotional charge.

Emile Braun

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Belfry of Ghent

Belfry A medieval tower standing 91 meters tall, the Belfry of Ghent is the tallest in Belgium and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belfries of Belgium and France.

Mammelokker

Sight A sculpture, "Mammelokker", a 1741 Louis XV-style relief depicting the legend of Cimon and Pero, created by David 't Kindt, representing Pero breastfeeding her father Cimon while he is in prison.

Cloth hall

Sight A gothic cloth hall built from 1425 to 1441, with a crypt used as a municipal prison from 1742 to 1902, and finally completed in 1903, now listed as UNESCO World Heritage and Flemish heritage.

Royal Dutch Theatre

Sight A theatre building, the Royal Dutch Theatre, was constructed in 1897-1899 in eclectic style with Renaissance elements, featuring a monumental façade with accents, sculptures, and a large mosaic.

Jan-Frans Willems

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