Gravensteen Doorway

by Joan Carroll

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12.000 x 18.000 inches

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Gravensteen Doorway

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Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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Beautiful morning sunlight spills through the main entranceway of the Gravensteen in Ghent, Belgium. The Gravensteen is a castle originating from the Middle Ages. The name means "castle of the count" in Dutch. The present castle was built in 1180 by count Philip of Alsace and was modeled after the crusaders castles that Philip of Alsace encountered while he participated in the second crusade. The castle served as the seat of the Counts of Flanders. The counts of Flanders had castles built in the principal cities of the county. Because they had to maintain law and order, they continuously had to move from one city to the other. Therefore, they had a castle in most cities where they wanted to stay for a few months. The castle of Ghent is the only one which survived the centuries more or less intact. The castle was abandoned in the 14th century, after which it was used used as a courthouse, a prison and eventually decayed. Houses were built against the walls and even on the courtyard and the stones of the walls were used to erect other buildings. At one time it even served as a factory. At the end of the 19th century, the castle was scheduled to be demolished. But in 1885 the city of Ghent bought the castle and started a renovation project. The newly built houses were removed and the walls and dungeon were restored to their original condition.

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