Graslei
Medieval quay of guild houses spanning five centuries, from Romanesque grain store to Baroque gables.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Graslei in Ghent treats the quay as a set of physical objects: who built which house, in what material, and when. It starts with a quirk in the house numbers and moves to the Spijker, a grey Romanesque grain store, and the way its front was shaped for the sacks hauled up outside. Along the way come the tollhouse, the grain measurers and the Free Boatmen's guildhall. Best heard from the Korenlei across the water, where you can see the whole row at once.
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