St Nicholas Church Ghent

by Joan Carroll

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St Nicholas Church Ghent

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Joan Carroll

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This is the lovely interior of St Nicholas Church in Ghent, Belgium. Saint Nicholas church, one of the oldest churches of the city. An older version stood here until the 12th century until it burned down in 1120 and 1176. Because of their growing wealth the citizens of Ghent were able to construct a new and much bigger church. The present-day version was finished between 1220 and 1250. The church belonged to the powerful traders of Ghent, who did their business in the nearby harbor. Saint Nicholas is also the patron saint of the traders. The church did not survive the centuries without damages. In 1566, during the Iconoclasm, a group of Protestants destroyed all the gothic decorations because they no longer believed in worshipping statues and paintings. Numerous churches in the Low Countries underwent the same fate. During the French Revolution, when the country was attacked by the French revolutionary army, the Saint Nicholas church was degraded and used as a horses stable. After many discussions the restoration of the church was started in the 19th century. The building looked like a ruin and nobody was sure what the church originally had looked like. This reconstruction still continues today. In the meantime, the Saint Nicholas church can again be counted to the most impressive monuments of Ghent.

FEATURED PHOTO, Covered Bridges and Historic Buildings group, 12/10/23

FEATURED PHOTO, Gothic Romance group, 11/27/13

FEATURED PHOTO, Digital Veil group, 11/24/13

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November 24th, 2013

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