At the Gravensteen, medieval castle at the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium

 “All is as if the world did cease to exist. The city's monuments go unseen, its past unheard, and its culture slowly fading in the dismal sea.” ― Nathan Reese Maher

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(at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium) The capital of East Flanders province, Ghent lies at the meeting point of the Lys and Schelde rivers in Belgium. Two canals provide access to the North Sea, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) distant. A network of smaller canals and streams within the city is spanned by more than 200 bridges. Views down the narrow cobblestone streets remain much as they were 600 years ago. Centuries-old guildhalls still stand. The Cloth Hall’s 14th-century belfry looks out over the city from a height of about 300 feet (90 meters). The Gothic cathedral of St. Bavon houses Ghent’s most famous artwork, The Adoration of the Lamb, a 15th-century altarpiece painted in many panels by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. In the church of Saint-Michel, built between 1440 and 1648, is a Crucifixion painted in the 16th century by Anthony Van Dyck. By the River Lys is the forbidding Gravensteen, the restored castle of the Counts of Flanders. A medieval castle, the current Gravensteen ("") dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353.

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