The best city hikes and walks in Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen

In 1491, the construction of the Rabot was completed. The reinforced lock lay at the intersection of the Lieve with the city moat. The Lieve, on its side, provided the connection with the Zwin, which had not yet silted up, and further with the sea. In 1860, the brick wing facing the city was demolished. In 1872, the street level was raised and the Lieve was closed off. In the meantime, Ghent had long since had other access routes to the sea.

A Romanesque warehouse, also called "Spijker", served as a storage place for grain transported along the Leiehaven until 1734. Presumably initially owned by the Ghent patrician family Utenhove; since the end of the 13th century, it belonged to the Holy Spirit table of St. Nicholas' Church, which rented it out to grain merchants. From the 16th century onwards, it housed offices of the staple lords, who supervised the collection of the Ghent staple duty; from 1750 as a meeting place for the Pijnders or grain unloaders. The ground floor in the 19th century deteriorated into slum dwellings; burned down in 1896, but the facade was preserved. Restored in 1903 according to a design by architect August Van Assche. Currently, the municipal cleaning service continues to use it for storing containers. Slightly forward-leaning facade with seven bays and three storeys, as well as a gable roof (ridges perpendicular to the street, slate tiles), from the fourth quarter of the 12th century. A wide, stepped gable with six bays and an additional bay, topped with two battlements, built entirely of Tournai limestone. Source: https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/24758

The Korenstapelhuis or Spijker is a guild house in the Belgian city of Ghent on the Graslei. It is a building built in the Romanesque style from the late 12th century, making it one of the oldest examples of bourgeois Romanesque architecture in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is built of Tournai limestone. It served as a Spijker (grain storage) until 1734. After that, the building served as a meeting place for the Pijnders (grain unloaders). In the 19th century, the building fell into disrepair until it was restored in 1901–1902. Today it houses a hamburger restaurant. To the right of the Korenstapelhuis is the Mauthaus. The left side wall of the Tolhuisje is actually the outer wall of the Korenstapelhuis.

The Leie is a river that flows through France and Belgium. It originates in the municipality of Lisbourg, in the French department of Pas-de-Calais, generally flows in a northeasterly direction, and after a total of around 202 kilometers, flows into the Scheldt as a left tributary in the city of Ghent, in the Belgian province of East Flanders.

The history of the 1898 The Post hotel begins at the end of the 19th century in the city of Ghent, Belgium. In 1898, the architect Louis Cloquet brought to life an imposing neo-Gothic building that was to serve as the city's new central post office. Located between the historic quays of Ghent and the Korenmarkt, this 4* houses the city's former central post office, a neo-Gothic architectural gem designed at the end of the 19th century by Louis Cloquet. Source: https://www.hotels-insolites.com/de/1898-the-post.hotel

Old Post Office (Ghent) It is richly decorated - the building of the old post office on the Korenmarkt in Ghent. Once, post coachmen used to stop here - today it is a luxury hotel and offers numerous shopping opportunities. Both continue to carry the name "Post" within them: the shopping center "De Post" and the hotel "1898 ThePost", which is furnished with elegant antique furniture and thus fits wonderfully with the magnificent building itself. Source: https://lion-tours.de/reiseservice/wissenswertes/europa/belgien/gent/

Fleischhaus aan de Leie, built from 1406–10 by city architect Gilles de Suttere The connection between the Groentenmarkt and the Pensenmarkt is dominated by the large Meat Hall. This medieval covered market hall was the only place where meat was allowed to be sold until the 19th century. Outside, in the small "panshuizen" (meat houses), the meat scraps were sold. Two of these "panshuizen" house the smallest pub and the smallest chip shop in Ghent. Source: https://visit.gent.be/de/staunen-erleben/groentenmarkt

On the Groentenmarkt, the ›Groot Vleeshuis‹ has stood since 1410 with its long row of gabled windows, emphasizing the enormous dimensions of the hall. Inside, the ornate roof timbers are impressive. Today, the culinary delights of East Flanders are offered here.