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Timeline Of Ghent
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Ghent, Belgium. Prior to 19th century * 941 - Origins of the crypt of what became St Bavo's Cathedral. * 1274/1300 - Origins of the choir of what became St Bavo's Cathedral. * 1336 - Tapestry-weavers' guild established. * 1380 ** Belfry of Ghent built. ** Public clock installed (approximate date). * 1432 - Artist Van Eyck paints altarpiece for St. John's Church. * 1448 - "De Fonteine" chamber of rhetoric constituted. * 1480 - Saint Michael's Church built. * 1483 - Printing press in operation. * 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built. * 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established. * 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands. * 1584 - Spaniards in power. * 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the ''Gazet van Gent'' was founded. * 1714 - Formed part of the Austrian Netherlands. * 1771 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) active. * 1794 - Became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Academy Of Fine Arts (Ghent)
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent ( nl, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Gent, KASK) is an art school that is one of the oldest art schools in Belgium. It is now part of the Hogeschool Gent. History The Academy was founded in 1748 as a school for drawing by the painter, Philippe Karel Marissal, at his home. During his studies in Paris, Marissal had become impressed by the , and was inspired to create a similar establishment in his home city. The Academy was granted a royal charter in 1771 by empress Maria Theresa of Austria. In 1995, the Academy was one of the sixteen educational institutions that were merged into the Hogeschool Gent. Staff * Carl De Keyzer * Pieter-Frans De Noter (1779–1842) * Félix De Vigne (1806–1862) * Jean-François Portaels (1818–1895) * Raoul Servais * Frits Van den Berghe (1883–1939) * Roger Wittevrongel Alumni * Dirk Braeckman * Joseph-Pierre Braemt (1796–1864) *Omer Coppens (1864–1926), impressionist * Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta
The International regatta KRC Ghent is an international rowing regatta held by Royal Club Nautique de Gand (KRCG) in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the oldest and largest rowing regattas held in Belgium and has been held since 1897. History Originally called the ''Cluysen - Ter Donckis Regatta'', it was held on Ascension Day, as traditionally people walked barefoot in the dew before sunrise and then enjoyed the first rays of spring sun in these rural areas at that time. An (originally in French language) press article from those years says: ''The audience is moving en masse to Cluysen: The company Ghent-Terneuzen made a series of special trains, a special service of steamboats will be organized on this occasion, and when the weather is favorable, everything Ghent has of automobiles, horse carriages, wagons and bicycles will be put in motion to make the beautiful promenade of Ghent Ter Donck. It is not unusual to see twenty- to twenty-five thousand people to Cluysen Ter Donck on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Braun
Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren Military *Emil (tank), a Swedish tank developed in the 1950s * Sturer Emil, a German tank destroyer People *Emil (given name), including a list of people with the given name ''Emil'' or ''Emile'' *Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Other * ''Emile'' (film), a Canadian film made in 2003 by Carl Bessai *Emil (river), in China and Kazakhstan See also * * *Aemilius (other) * Emilio (other) * Emílio (other) *Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa Publications
Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, and social science. The company publishes approximately 1,800 journals and 5,000 new books each year and their backlist encompasses over 70,000 titles. Routledge is claimed to be the largest global academic publisher within humanities and social sciences. In 1998, Routledge became a subdivision and imprint of its former rival, Taylor & Francis Group (T&F), as a result of a £90-million acquisition deal from Cinven, a venture capital group which had purchased it two years previously for £25 million. Following the merger of Informa and T&F in 2004, Routledge became a publishing unit and major imprint within the Informa "academic publishing" division. Routledge is headquartered in the main T&F office in Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Het Volk (newspaper)
''Het Volk'' ( en, The People) was a Belgian newspaper that focused on "news with a human undertone". History ''Het Volk'' was first published in 1891. It was the only paper controlled by the Christian labour organizations in Ghent. It opposed socialism. It adopted "anti-socialist daily" as its slogan. The paper was distributed in Ghent, Aalst and Brussels. In 1912, the slogan was changed to "Christian labourer's daily". In 1925, ''Het Volk'' was the first newspaper in Belgium to publish a small Sunday issue, "Het Zondagsblad" ("The Sunday Paper"). In 1930 it adopted the subtitle "Catholic Democratic Newspaper of Flanders". During the Second World War, Het Volk sold 35,000 a day. It gained international attention in 1944 when it was the first - and for a time, the only - paper to report the Von Rundstedt Offensive in the Ardennes. After the war, ''Het Volk'' started organizing sports events. In 1945, the first Omloop Het Volk cycling race was held. In 1952, ''Het Volk'' purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Sport Nautique De Gand
Royal Sport Nautique de Gand, today named Koninklijke Roeivereniging Sport Gent (or KRSG), is a rowing club from Ghent, Belgium established in 1883 as the fourth Ghent-based club. International successes Rita Defauw has three silver (1986, 1987 and 1989) and one bronze (1990) medal(s) as well as a ninth place at the 1988 Olympic Games. Frank Mangelschots has won a bronze medal in the double scull at the 1991 World Rowing Junior Championships The highest ranking was achieved by Eveline Peleman, when she became world champion in the women's lightweight single scull in 2014. She also won a bronze medal at the World Rowing U23 Championships in the women's lightweight single scull that same year. Ghent May regatta and Belgian International Open regatta The club organises the annual Ghent May Regatta on the Watersportbaan in Ghent. It should not be confused with the other Ghent-based regattas, such as the annual Spring Regatta in April, organised by the Gentse Roei- en Sportv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Ghent
The Ghent tramway network ( nl, de Gentse tram) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Ghent, a city in the Flemish Region of Belgium, with a total of three lines (1, 2 and 4). Since 1991, the network has been operated by De Lijn, the public transport entity responsible for buses and trams in Flanders. As of the end of 2008, the network had 40 HermeLijn trams and 43 PCC trams. General description The network covers approximately 30 kilometers . The rail gauge is and trams are powered by 600 V DC overhead wires. The network uses dedicated rights of way as well as mixed traffic; the right of way on ''Groot-Britanniëlaan'' is shared with buses. The system used to have one short tunnel, around long, passing underneath Sint-Pieters railway station. The Sint-Pieters Station tram stop was located inside the tunnel. It was opened on June 28, 1996. The system has no triangles and only a single turnback loop. Therefore, all rolling stock m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Van Artevelde
Jacob van Artevelde (; c. 1290 – 17 or 24 July 1345), sometimes written in English as James van Artvelde, also known as The Wise Man and the Brewer of Ghent, was a Flemish statesman and political leader. Biography Jacob Van Artevelde was born in Ghent of a wealthy commercial family. He married twice and amassed a fortune in the weaving industry. He rose to prominence during the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. Fearful that hostilities between France and England would hurt the prosperity of Ghent, he entered political life in 1337. He set up an alliance with Bruges and Ypres (later the Four Members) in order to show neutrality. Van Artevelde gained control of the insurrection against Louis I, the Count of Flanders who had abandoned his father's anti-French policies. Louis I was forced to flee to France, while van Artevelde served as captain general of Ghent from that time until his death. Flemish relations with England had traditionally been good, due to wool and texti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Conservatory Of Ghent
The Royal Conservatory of Ghent (Dutch: Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent) is a royally chartered musical institution. It is now a part of the University College Ghent. History The Royal Conservatory of Ghent is a royally chartered musical institution, founded in 1835 under Leopold I of Belgium. The conservatory's founding director was Martin-Joseph Mengal. Other directors have included well known Belgian composers such as Adolphe Samuel and Émile Mathieu. The current dean is Filip Rathé. It is one of four conservatories in Flanders and eight in Belgium. In addition to classical instrumental and vocal studies, it offers degrees in jazz, pop, music production, composition and instrument building. The Royal Conservatory offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees (including an English Master's degree in music), and an Advanced Master of Contemporary Music. The school also offers post-graduate degrees in music as well as a European Postgraduate in Arts in Sound. The school traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal (Dutch: Kanaal van Gent naar Terneuzen), also known as the "Sea Canal" (Zeekanaal) is a canal linking Ghent in Belgium to the port of Terneuzen on the Westerschelde (Scheldt) Estuary in the Netherlands, thereby providing the former with better access to the sea. History The canal was constructed between 1823 and 1827 on the initiative of the Dutch King: Belgium (as it subsequently became) and the Netherlands had become a united country under the terms agreed at the Congress of Vienna. After Belgium broke away in 1830, traffic to and from Belgium was blocked by the Dutch until 1841. Between 1870 and 1885, the canal was enlarged to a depth of six and a half metres at its centre, and to a width of 17 metres at its base and 68 metres at the surface level: bridges being rebuilt accordingly along the Belgian sector. The famous Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta was organised here for many decades (1888-1954) and during the 1913 Expo of Ghent the European R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
