Sint-Annakerk
Round-arched nineteenth-century church with vast painted murals, being restored for a new public use.
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This guide to the Sint-Annakerk in Ghent follows a retired Russian-Belgian violinist, a Queen Elisabeth Competition winner, who began playing on the square outside in January twenty nineteen with a promise about how long he would stay. It also turns to the church's quieter adversary, the weather that has worked on its stone for decades. Best heard standing on Sint-Annaplein, facing the facade.
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