Ghent, Belgium

St Michael's Church

St Michael's Church, Ghent

A late Gothic church begun around 1440 whose grand tower was never finished. A 1662 design called for a spire of 134 metres; instead a flat roof was set over a stump in 1828. Inside hangs Van Dyck's Crucifixion.

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Location

Coordinates: 51.053499, 3.719815

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