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JOHANNA EN MARGARETHA VAN CONSTANTINOPEL 1217

JOHANNA EN MARGARETHA VAN CONSTANTINOPEL 1217
JOHANNA AND MARGARETHA OF CONSTANTINOPLE 1217 ( FRANS) HEIRBAUT On the same promenade of the Grand Place, our attention is caught by a sculpture group with two skeletons. They evoke mixed feelings in the viewer. On closer inspection, this is a complex, daring work of art. On the occasion of the celebration of 800 years…
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ZITTENDE VROUW

ZITTENDE VROUW
ZITTENDE VROUW (GEORGE GRARD) The walk starts on the Market Square, right in front of the Tourist Office, which is housed in the historic building ‘De Cipierage’, a Renaissance building dating from 1662, and used to be the jail of Sint-Niklaas. Throughout the years, it was restored several times and was used as police station,…
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LA TORDUE

LA TORDUE
LA TORDUE (GEORGE GRARD) A second statue facing the Tourist Office, close to  first one, is also by Georges Grard. Larger and more fragile in her nakedness, ‘La Tordue’ draws all attention to herself.   ‘La Tordue’ refers to one of his earlier works ‘The Sea’ or ‘Lying Nude’ in Ostend. This last statue (1952-1955)…
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IKAROS

IKAROS
IKAROS (PAUL VAN GYSEGEM) We continue the walk in the Castrodreef and see to our right the historic ‘Exaerdekenhof’, also called ‘Castrohof’, built in 1626 by Jan van Exaerde. The name ‘Castrohof’ stems from the highly regarded noble family Don Francisco Cristobal de Castro y Toledo de Hertoghe, owners of this property. The Castrohof was…
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