Gravensteen Castle, Ghent

[CyrilVladisla]

Gravensteen Castle served as the seat of the Counts of Flanders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IllrIdhcsE

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The interior of Gravensteen Castle has to be seen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPBHyNXUbnM

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Torture chamber at the Gravensteen Castle
http://www.alamy.com/torture-chamber-at-gravensteen-castle-image223804710.html

 

[Curryong]

Yes, a very grim place. Wouldn’t like to think of what went on inside those walls!

 

[leidi]

Is this still a part of the Royal Trust or does it belong to someone else?

 

[An Ard Ri]

As far as I'm aware its owned by the city of Ghent and serves as a museum.

 

[Blog Real]

The Gravensteen (Dutch; literally "Castle of the Counts") is a medieval castle at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. It was subsequently re-purposed as a court, prison, mint, and even as a cotton factory. It was restored over 1893–1903 and is now a museum and a major landmark in the city.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravensteen

https://visit.gent.be/en/see-do/castle-counts

 

[An Ard Ri]

Thankfully it survived the upheavals of the 16th Century and the French Revolutionary forces in the 1790's .

 

[CyrilVladisla]

View of the gate of the Gravensteen in Ghent
http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/YR0687810

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