# St James' Church

Ghent, Belgium

A parish church near the Vrijdagmarkt whose twin Romanesque towers date from around 1120, making it among the oldest churches in Ghent. A Scheldt Gothic body rose over the early core, and pilgrims once paused here on the road to Santiago de Compostela.

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Coordinates: 51.05657, 3.727891

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