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DE LOPERS

DE LOPERS
DE LOPERS (MARIETTE TEUGELS) The bronze group ‘De Lopers’ is the first acquisition of Kunst in de Stad (1980) and remains one of the most popular works the association has ever bought. It is a dynamic work of art, which from the outset was highly valued by young and old alike.  Three young bodies in…
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WAFELENBAK

WAFELENBAK
WAFELENBAK (PAUL DEKKER) In the immediate vicinity of the Municipal Library you can find the bas-relief ‘Baking Waffles’ from Paul Dekkers. This work refers to Marc Sleen, a well-known Flemish cartoonist. Marc Sleen is the pseudonym of Marcel Neels. He was born in Gentbrugge at the end of December 1922. In March 1923, the family…
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PIËTA

PIËTA
PIËTA (RENE SMITS) We leave the Hofstraat and arrive at the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwplein. Here are some exquisite shops, e.g. the shop of the world famous floral artist Daniël Ost. The square is dominated by the monumental Neo-Byzantine church of the same name, designed by architect Lodewijk Roelandt. It was built between 1840 and 1896. On the…
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DE WEVER EN DE BREISTER

DE WEVER EN DE BREISTER
THE WEAVER AND THE KNITTER (WERNER HEYNDRICKX) In a flowerbed near the city library are two bronze statues of modest size. They refer to the former working class of Sint-Niklaas, a city in which the textile industry flourished from the 19th until well into the 20th century. Almost all the knitwear factories and weaving mills…
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