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Gravensteen: View of the entrance to the keep

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
In the 11th century a stone keep (Gravensteen Castle, restored) was built on the south-west of Oudburg Island. As described in written sources, this 'domus lapidea' was rectangular (ca. 13.5 x 31 m); it is partially preserved in the present castle, which essentially dates from ca. 1180 (built by count Philip of Alsace). The presence of this building fostered trade and house construction along the banks of the Leie. The city's oldest market, the Vismarkt (now the Groentemarkt), was built near by. It was abandoned in the 14th century; in 1885 the city of Ghent bought the castle and renovated it.

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Castle of the Counts

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Ghent|+51.057222+3.720556|Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Medieval

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