architecture
Belfry of Ghent
Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Belfort van Gent [Dutch]
Architecture
built
1314-1380
style/period
work type
material
technique
architect / constr. phase
1314-1338
construction of the tower with unfinished roof
1377-1380
construction of provisory wooden spire, including the weather vane “Dragon of Ghent”
1771
construction of new spire
1851
new Neo-Gothic spire of cast iron
1911-1913
metal spire replaced by the current one made of stone
Specifications
height
91.0 m
area
184 m²
Geography
local language location name
location:
Gent [Dutch]
Gand [French]
country:
België [Dutch]
Belgique [French]
Belgien [German]
historical affiliations
1380-1526
1380-1384
1384-1477
1477-1556
1526-1795
1556-1577
1577-1584
1584-1714
1714-1795
1795-1815
1815-1830
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
II,
IV
designation
reference
943bis-008