Learn everything you didn't know of Gravensteen Castle in this videotour (Ghent, Belgium)
In this videotour, we learn you all there is to know about the Gravensteen (Count's Rock) in Ghent, Belgium. We explain the archeological finds of previous wooden castles which where forts built on a motte, and then guide you around through the important rooms in the 12th century castle of Filips van den Elzas (Philip of Alzace). The tour ends with a discussion about the early 20th century restoration. Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 00:51 The castle's predecessors 03:00 Videotour 11:40 The criticized restoration Sources used: Berkers, M. & Laleman, M.C. (2022). Vooruitstrevend of ouderwets? Het Gravensteen als spiegel voor het ontstaan en de ontwikkeling van het kasteel in het middeleeuwse graafschap Vlaanderen. In: Handelingen der Maatschappij voor Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde te Gent. Dall-E (2025) used to generate image impressions of the castle gate and mute in the prison Feseur, C. (2025). Gravensteen - geschiedenis en ontwikkeling door de eeuwen heen. From: https://www.gent-geprent.com/ Kluyskens, P. (1972). Het Gravensteen. Universiteit Gent Laleman, M.C. (2008). Chateau et pouvoir. Beschouwingen bij symboolarchitectuur in ontwikkelingen van het middeleeuwse Gent. In: Handelingen der Maatschappij voor Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde te Gent Pieters, P. (1600-1700) De zoon die zijn vader onthoofdt. Opgehaald van site van STAM Gent, object 04098 Sanderus, A. (1641). Flandria Illustrata. Digitaal opgehaald van Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent Visscher, C.J. (1609). Leo Flandricus Waele, J. de & Werveke, A. van (1925). 's Gravensteen te Gent. Gids voor den bezoeker. Volksdrukkerij: Gent Unknown (1962). Gids van 's Gravensteen te Gent. Universiteit Leiden Unknown (unknown). Gravensteen Gent ansichtkaart / drawing. KU Leuven Bibliotheek Bijzondere Collecties, GP030298 Waele, J. de (1896). Etude sur l'âge des différentes parties du château des comtes au point de vue architectorique. Annales de la Fédération archéologique et historique de Belgique, Antwerpen, XI, 5-27. Wikipedia (2025). coat of arms of Kingdom of Jerusalem, image of Krak des Chevaliers Landras Dream by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... HistoryRepeated: discover the highlights of the world from the comfort of your couch! HisRep aims to inform tourists about the cultural highlights in the area around them with short videoguides in 4K HDR quality. We aim to offer you just the juicy story, and not the boring dates and numbers. Enjoy our videos and feel free to leave a comment or like! Thanks in advance! The videos are shot with: DJI Mini 3 drone: https://amzn.to/4exh61O DJI Osmo Pocket 3: https://amzn.to/3zpytD0 https://www.amazon.nl/probeerprime?ta... #tourism #highlights #discover #history #culture #videoguide #videotour #explainer #travel #travelvlog #sightseeing #tourist #touristinfo #offthebeatenpath #offthebeatentrack #backpacking #belgiumtourism #belgiumhistory #belgium #ghent #belgië #castle @visitflanders @ToerismeGent

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