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A Cathedral For A City-State

            I composed this photograph while visiting St. Bavo's Cathedral, in Ghent, Belgium.

St Bavo’s Cathedral is the oldest parish church in the lively heart of Ghent. It stands on the site of a 10th century church and a 12th century Romanesque church. The latter was dedicated to St John the Baptist. In the Middle Ages, Ghent was a rich and powerful city-state that had the means to commission ever-larger and more opulent churches. So the Church of St John the Baptist was converted during the 15th and 16th centuries into the imposing Gothic St Bavo’s Cathedral.

Taken in: Belgium / Flanders / Arrondissement Dendermonde / Zomerstraat (show map)

Taken on: May 24, 2024

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