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Great Beguinage, Sint-Amandsberg
The Great Beguinage of Sint-Amandsberg () is an eight-hectare beguinage in the Sint-Amandsberg suburb, just outside the centre of Ghent, Belgium. It was built between 1873 and 1874 on the abandonment of the Old St. Elizabeth Beguinage in the city centre. There is also a third beguinage in Ghent, that of Our-Lady Ter Hooyen. History Around 1234, Joanne of Constantinople founded a small and large beguinage in Ghent, both dedicated to Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia. In the second half of the 19th century, these fell into difficulties with the city authorities, since they were on sites needed for urban expansion. New streets were being built and new canals cut, so their isolated nature was lost. Eventually, the city sought an alternative site for the beguinages outside the city centre. Engelbert, 8th Duke of Arenberg had already bought the large and small beguinages and he also bought a site on the Sint-Baafskouter, where construction of a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groot Begijnhof Sint-Amandsberg - Sint-Amandstraat 1
Groot () is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #13 (November 1960). An extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial, sentient tree-like creature, the original Groot first appeared as an alien invasion, invader that intended to capture humans for experimentation. The character can only say the repeated line "I am Groot", but this can have different meanings depending on context. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise, Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Star-Lord, Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Thor, Rocket Raccoon (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Rocket Raccoon, Gamora (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Gamora, Drax (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Drax the Destroyer and, eventually, Nebula (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Nebula, daughter of Thanos are able to understand him. The character was reintroduced as a heroic, noble being in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
