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Feinberg and Littlefield swear Ghent has Belgium’s best waffles—at Max (Goudenleeuwplein 3). But be warned: This place strictly separates mealtime and waffle time; eat a late lunch, then stick ...
Ghent, Belgium, is seen from the city’s belfry tower on May 8, 2017. The large church in the foreground is St. Nicholas’ Church, which began construction in the 13th century.
Over the years, I keep returning to Belgium's second city. Once I made a pilgrimage to see a world-famous masterpiece, Van Eyck's "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," also called the Ghent Altarpiece.
Ghent is the second stop on our three-city tour, sandwiched by Brussels and Bruges. Journeys between each city take no more than an hour, so it’s easy to pack in all three in less than a week ...
The Ghent Altarpiece, which was completed in 1432 and is housed at St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, is a large and complex painting that has captured the imagination of the art world for ...
GHENT, Belgium, March 26 (Reuters) - A 15th century Flemish masterpiece emerges from a decade of restoration this week in a new exhibition space in Belgium's Ghent cathedral, with updated ...
Ghent’s heritage is reason enough to travel here. There’s the formidable Castle of the Counts, the 15th-century Great Butchers’ Hall, the UNESCO-listed belfry lording over it all.
In a discovery that may change art history books, a recent restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece completed by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Belgium has uncovered original ...
An Optical Revolution” runs February 1 through April 30 at the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, Belgium. Jan van Eyck, Portrait of a Man (Léal souvenir or Tymotheos) (1432). (Before restoration).
Volvo Cars has begun production of its fully electric EX30 small SUV at the Ghent manufacturing plant in Belgium. The Ghent plant will also begin manufacturing EX30 Cross Country later this year.
Belgian police officers and special forces stand at the entrance of a building, where four gunmen have taken a man hostage, in Ghent on Dec 15, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS Updated Jan 22, 2016, 07:33 ...
The princess of Belgium will be returning to Harvard following a summer of uncertainty for international students because of ...