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Belfry and Cloth Hall
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| The Cloth Hall dates from 1425 and was the gathering place of wool and cloth merchants. The Belfry holds the great bells that have rung out Ghent`s civic pride down through the centuries, the most beloved being a 1315 giant known as Roeland, destroyed by Charles V in 1540 as a punishment for Ghent`s latest act of insubordination. No fewer than 37 of the 54 bells that now make up the huge carillon are from the remains of Roeland. The massive Triomphante, cast in 1660 to replace the favourite, now rests in a small park at the foot of the Belfry, still bearing the crack it sustained in 1914. |
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Find out the most noteworthy details about the great place and view some images. |
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Here you can find out a lot of interesting encyclopaedical facts about the landmark. |
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