Gent Anders Bekeken

Gent Anders Bekeken

A six-part documentary about Ghent

6 × episode · 6u31m · 2022

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GENT ANDERS BEKEKEN is a six-part didactic documentary about the past and present of the rebellious city at the confluence of the Leie and the Scheldt. The series shows what every inhabitant and lover of Ghent has wanted to see, far removed from tourist advertising. Spoken in Dutch.

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All six episodes, permanent access

The six episodes

  1. Episode 1The origins and evolution of Ghent

    1u00m

    The first episode explores how Ghent came to be.

    We look at the two abbeys, two castles and two harbours that together made Ghent, but also at more recent history: the rescue and restoration of the Gravensteen, for example, and the demolition of the Prinsenhof, among others.

    We trace the many waterways Ghent once had, and its city gates and walls, such as the Kuipgat, the Walpoort and the Wolweverskapel, and what we can still see of them today.

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  2. Episode 2Education in Ghent

    1u02m

    Over the centuries, education takes hold of Ghent. Where teaching seems to be the sole preserve of various Catholic orders, the start of the 19th century brings an explosion of colleges, a university and several public schools. The city has to adapt, and entire neighbourhoods make way for palaces of learning. Student housing and student protests are covered too. Much of this heritage can still be admired today.

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  3. Episode 3The fortunes of our defining heritage

    1u03m

    Secular relics, St Bavo's Cathedral, St Nicholas' Church, St James', the Caermersklooster, Malpertuis, …

    Secular buildings such as the Toreken

    Not three but four beguinages

    The most intriguing building of all: Het Pand

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  4. Episode 4The search for the sea

    1u00m

    A look at the Burggravenstroom, the Sassevaart, the port, Brugse Poort, Rooigem, …

    But also the Coupure, the Blaisantevest and the outer harbour.

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  5. Episode 5How railways can change a city

    1u09m

    How the railways and the industrial revolution permanently changed the face of the city.

    We look at the people who played a key role, such as Lieven Bauwens and Fernand Hanus.

    The press also takes off in the 19th century, and several breweries are founded.

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  6. Episode 6The total restyling of Ghent

    1u14m

    In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ghent undergoes a true metamorphosis. Many waterways are filled in, buildings are demolished and others put up. With the 1913 World's Fair, Ghent wants to put itself on the international map.

    The concerns of the care sector, and the many hospitals that are founded.

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