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The Gravensteen (Dutch; lit. ' the Counts' rock ' ) is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent , East Flanders in Belgium . The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353.
The Gravensteen at Ghent, Built by Philip of Alsace. In 1071, Robert I became count of Flanders after his successful rebellion against his nephew Arnulf III who died in the battle of Cassel. [6] Flemish knights in the 11th and 12th centuries were some of the most effective and well-respected knights of Europe even before the Crusades. [7]
English: Photograph of the Gravensteen in Ghent, around 1880-1890. The factory stacks are still there. Date: circa 1880-1890: Source:
He is generally considered a pioneer for his earliest large-scale city centre excavation for the Middle Ages. For example, he took the initiative and leadership of the extensive archaeological digs at Ename (the ruins of a castrum, of the settlement church and of Ename Abbey) in 1941–1947, and at Gravensteen castle in
Relatively easy to build with unskilled, often forced labour, but still militarily formidable, these castles were built across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, spreading from Normandy and Anjou in France, into the Holy Roman Empire in the 11th century.
Gravensteen (Chateau des Comtes), Ghent, Belgium. 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Date: between 1890 and 1900 Source : This image is available from the ...
The Great Ziggurat of Ur was a temple built under King Ur-Nammu in honor of the goddess Nanna. It was partially reconstructed in the 1980s under Saddam Hussein. Western Deffufa: Sudan: Africa: 2000 BCE Temple The Western Deffufa, built some 4,000 years ago, is a temple rising almost 65 feet high, and built from sun baked mudbricks.
The building was built in the 13th century and was named after the knight Geeraard Vilain (1210-1270), second son of the fifteenth viscount of Ghent, Zeger III of Ghent. Vilain's nickname was "Geeraard de Duivel" ("Geerard the Devil"), which was based on his dark complexion and hair color. [1] In the 14th century, the building became city property.