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The port of Ghent, in the north of the city, is the third-largest port of Belgium. It is accessed by the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal, which ends near the Dutch port of Terneuzen on the Western Scheldt. The port houses, among others, large companies like ArcelorMittal, Volvo Cars, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Parts, Honda, and Stora Enso.
The Gravensteen was the centrepiece of the Ghent World Fair of 1913 during which the city centre was significantly reshaped. It remains open to the public. "The Battle of Gravensteen Castle" took place on November 16, 1949 when 138 students from the University of Ghent occupied the castle over a new tax on
Ed Taverne and Irmin Visser (eds.), Stedebouw: The history of the city in the Netherlands from 1500 to the present (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij SUN), 2004, ISBN 90 6168 401 3, pages 144–145; Dirk Van de Perre and others, The architecture of lighting (Ghent, 2013) B. Baillieul and M. Daem (1985), The Hotel d'Hane-Steenhuyze in Ghent, in: Hand. MGOG ...
General view of the Graslei with the Leie river in the foreground.. Graslei (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣrɑslɛi]; English: Grass Quay) is a quay in the historic city center of Ghent, Belgium, located on the right bank of the Leie river.
The first port of Ghent was situated at the river Scheldt and later on at the Leie. Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin near Damme, in the 16th century via the Sassevaart, in the 17th century via the Ghent–Bruges canal.
View of the Korenlei (left), Leie river (center) and Graslei (right). Korenlei (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːrə(n)lɛi]; English: Wheat Quay or Corn Quay) is a quay in the historic city center of Ghent, Belgium, located on the left bank of the Leie river. The quay on the opposite bank of the Leie is Graslei. [1]
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