architecture
Cloth Hall
Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Lakenhal [Dutch]
Architecture
built
1425-1445
style/period
work type
1445–1613
since 1613
form/concept
material
technique
architect / constr. phase
1425-1445
Construction of only 7 of the building's originally planned 11 bays due to a lack of funds
1654
temporary wooden cladding that enclosed the seventh bay replaced by a brick wall
1892-1903
restauration based on original plans, including addition of the missing 4 bays
Specifications
area
583 m²
Geography
local language location name
location:
Gent [Dutch]
Gand [French]
country:
België [Dutch]
Belgique [French]
Belgien [German]
historical affiliations
1445-1526
1445-1477
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