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GERARD GAUDAEN

GERARD GAUDAEN
GERARD GAUDAEN (WINKE BESARD) To the right of the statue of the fox ‘Reynaert’ there is a section of the park where greenery appears to grow unimpeded. It is in fact a special project. Old trees were felled and were replaced by a large variety of bushes and smaller trees, attracting birds and insects; a…
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UILENSPIEGEL

UILENSPIEGEL
UILENSPIEGEL (MARK MACKEN) We leave the area of the Grote Markt and turn right onto the Parklaan, a wide street built in 1951 right through the Walburg Castle estate. At the left-hand side of the street the remaining part of the former gardens of the castle are now the city park and act as a…
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FAMILIE

FAMILIE
FAMILIE (WERNER HEYNDRICKX) On the site of the hospital AZ Nikolaas, in the Moerlandstraat, we can find a second group of statues called ‘Familie’ and made by Werner Heyndrickx, a sculptor living in Sint-Niklaas. It stands in a raised green  verge by the entrance. This work is perfectly situated by the entrance of the hospital.…
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VERBONDENHEID

VERBONDENHEID
VERBONDENHEID (WERNER HEYNDRICKX) We return to the crossraods at the park, cross the street and walk into the Moerlandstraat, in the direction of the AZ Nikolaas hospital. In the lawn, next to the footpath in front of the hospital buildings, we can admire a work of Werner Heyndrickx, a sculptor from Sint-Niklaas. It expresses hope…
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