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Saint Michael's Church, Ghent

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Gent, Belgium

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Catholic church· Tourist attraction

Saint Michael's Church, Ghent Reviews | Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Saint Michael's Church, Ghent is located in Gent, Belgium on Sint-Michielsplein 4. Saint Michael's Church, Ghent is rated 4.5 out of 5 in the category catholic church in Belgium.

Address

Sint-Michielsplein 4

Phone

+32 92342869

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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Rajpar Muzafar

It's located in the centum of the city, you can also visit the medieval clock installed on the the top of the church and have a beautiful view of the city.

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BradJill

St. Michael's Church is a late Gothic style church in the city centre of Ghent. This is a large church that has limited visitation hours during winter months (October to April) of 2-5pm on Saturdays only. The church is more accessible from 1 April to the end of September when it is supposedly open from Monday to Saturday (2-5pm). With limited opening times, you'll have to target afternoon visits between April and the end of September or be lucky to be around on Saturday afternoons the rest of the year. Otherwise, you can only walk around and look at the church's Gothic style exterior. Historical documents suggests the churches history stems back to at least the early 12th century with small parish to St. Michael being located at this location. The present Gothic style building was started in 1440. Multiple phases of constructions spaced over ensuing centuries as well as 17th century reconstructions provide us with the St. Michael's Church that you can see today. Interestingly, notice the tower at the front of the church isn't complete. It just sort of stops midway up and is capped off with a flat roof supposedly put here in the early 19th century. In the end, St. Michael's is an imposing building in the city of Ghent but might be difficult for you to enter to see its interior due to limited opening times during much of the year. If this is the case, you can have a look from the St. Michael's Bridge and the small square in front of the church for a few minutes, then continue on with other sightseeing endeavours in Ghent.

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Ricky Sanders

It's huge and impressive. Entrance is free of charge and its beautiful inside.

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Cem Ozar

It has such a holy atmosphere, no words to describe it.

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George On tour

Documents from 1105 testify to the existence on the site of a chapel dedicated to St. Michael which was subordinate to another parish. The building was twice destroyed by fire early in the twelfth century and rebuilt. From 1147 it was recognized as an independent parochial church.

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Fabrizio Ferracin

Impressive and amazing church. It's really majestic and beautiful.

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ZOLTAN SZILAGYI

Gent is a beautiful city if you are willing to visit Belgium. You can find there amazing churches, castle, boat on the river. Around you have planty restaurants with tasty food and delicious desserts.

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Liliane Wh

A very beautifull church

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