# Bijloke Site (Abbey and Music Centre)

Ghent, Belgium

A medieval abbey and hospital near the Leie, founded around 1228 and run for centuries by Cistercian nuns. After healthcare ended in 1982, its restored buildings became a cultural campus with the STAM museum and a concert hall in a 13th-century ward.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 51.044216, 3.716887

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