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	rdf:type	<http://schema.org/WebPage> ;
	<http://schema.org/articleBody>	"In de 11e eeuw stond op deze plaats een houten kerk, gewijd aan de heilige Jacobus. Een eeuw later verrees hier een romaanse kerk. In de daaropvolgende eeuwen vonden verschillende verbouwingen, verwoestingen en uitbreidingen plaats.\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Sint Jacob en zijn schelp</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Sinds haar ontstaan is de kerk een ontmoetingsplek voor buurtbewoners en <a href=\"/nl/zien-doen/gent-op-de-scal-dea\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"afb4d657-2ea3-405b-88ee-6798ef73e67c\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Gent op de Via Scal\u00ADdea\">pelgrims op weg naar Santiago de Compostela</a>. Aan de hoofingang van de kerk zie je een Sint-Jacobsschelp op een van de vloerstenen. De Sint-Jacobsschelp verwijst naar de apostel Jacob die begraven is in Santiago de Compostela. Daar kon men vroeger veel van deze schelpen vinden. Ze markeert de vertrek- of etappepunten op de bedevaart naar Santiago de Compostela.&nbsp;</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--image paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          <figure>\n        \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" title=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_image/public/media/img/2025-03/VisitReeks334-DT23578.jpg?itok=9Q9TvPSj\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Sint Jacobsschelp aan de Sint-Jacobskerk\" class=\"image-style-paragraph-image\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n        <figcaption></figcaption>\n      </figure>\n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Ontmoetingsplaats voor kunst en cultuur</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Het interieur is een combinatie van romaanse en barokke elementen en kunst. De kerk heeft een uniek Van Peteghem-orgel en was een ontmoetingsplaats voor de gilden. Je kunt er tal van schilderijen bewonderen en vindt er ook het praalgraf van Jan Palfijn, uitvinder van de verlostang.</p><p>De Sint-Jacobskerk is nu een cultuurkerk waar activiteiten in een socio-culturele context plaatsvinden. Het is opnieuw een ontmoetingsplaats waar kunst en cultuur centraal staan, maar het religieuze aspect niet vergeten wordt.</p><p><a href=\"/nl/zien-doen/brocantiek-en-feest-bij-sint-jacobs\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"5d1fe698-65c3-4766-9da0-2916239269eb\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Brocantiek en feest Bij Sint-Jacobs\">Het plein Bij Sint-Jacobs</a> en het <a href=\"/nl/eten-drinken/trefpunt\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b3b2e65e-6905-4d0d-a062-5dd7a90d1de5\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Trefpunt\">caf\u00E9 Trefpunt</a> zijn het eigenlijke epicentrum van de wereldberoemde <a href=\"/nl/agenda/gentse-feesten\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b2929d15-56c4-4c44-9e71-45dfc4f16911\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Gentse Feesten\">Gentse Feesten</a>, het jaarlijkse volksfeest dat midden juli de zomer \u00E9cht laat beginnen in Gent.&nbsp;</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--brochure paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-brochure field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<article class=\"node node--type-brochure node--view-mode-default\">\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-top\">\n    <div class=\"node__content\">\n      \n              <h2 class=\"h3\"><span>Monumentale Kerken Gent</span></a></h2>\n            \n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Ghent's horizon is characterised by its many churches and their towers. This brochure takes you on a tour of Ghent's nine Monumental Churches. You will discover more about their rich history and the many works of art they house.</p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Available in 5 different languages: </strong>Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish</span></p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>A paper version of this brochure is also available in</strong></span><a href=\"/nl/zien-doen/infokantoor-visitgent\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"e43a246d-b393-460c-833a-860b57edaf8e\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Inquiry Desk VisitGent\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>&nbsp;the tourist office</strong></span></a><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>.</strong></span></p></div>\n      \n    </div>\n    <div class=\"node--type-brochure-image\">\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" title=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/photo_large/public/media/img/2024-03/cover_0.png?itok=ybuVBDE1\" width=\"320\" height=\"629\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"image-style-photo-large\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n    </div>\n  </div>\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-bottom\">\n    \n      <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-files field--type-entity-reference-override field--label-hidden field__items\">\n              <div class=\"field__item\"><div>\n  \n  <a href=\"/en/media/18493/download?inline\">\n            <div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Download the MKG brochure here</div>\n      </a>\n</div>\n</div>\n          </div>\n  \n  </div>\n</article>\n</div>\n      \n      </div>\n"@nl , "Durante el siglo XI, una iglesia de madera dedicada a Santiago se ergu\u00EDa sobre este lugar. Un siglo m\u00E1s tarde, esta dio paso a una iglesia rom\u00E1nica. A lo largo de los siglos siguientes, la iglesia fue sometida a m\u00FAltiples reformas, fue destruida en varias ocasiones y se fue expandiendo poco a poco.\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Santiago y su vieira</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Desde sus or\u00EDgenes, la iglesia de Santiago constituye un punto de encuentro para los vecinos del barrio y <a href=\"/es/ver-y-hacer/gan-te-en-la-scal-dea\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"afb4d657-2ea3-405b-88ee-6798ef73e67c\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Gan\u00ADte en la Via Scal\u00ADdea\">los peregrinos encaminados hacia Santiago de Compostela</a>. La vieira de Santiago est\u00E1 grabada en una de las baldosas de la entrada de la iglesia, y hace referencia al ap\u00F3stol Santiago, enterrado en Santiago de Compostela. Antiguamente, estas conchas abundaban en la zona, por lo que se ha convertido en el s\u00EDmbolo que marca los puntos de partida del camino de Santiago, as\u00ED como el comienzo de cada una de sus etapas.&nbsp;</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--image paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          <figure>\n        \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" title=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_image/public/media/img/2025-03/VisitReeks334-DT23578.jpg?itok=9Q9TvPSj\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Concha de Santiago en la Iglesia de San Jacobo\" class=\"image-style-paragraph-image\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n        <figcaption></figcaption>\n      </figure>\n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Lugar de encuentro para el arte y la cultura</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>El interior de la iglesia se caracteriza por combinar elementos y obras de arte de estilo rom\u00E1nico y barroco. Adem\u00E1s, dispone de un \u00F3rgano \u00FAnico construido por la familia Van Peteghem, y serv\u00EDa de lugar de reuni\u00F3n para los gremios. En ella puede admirar un sinf\u00EDn de cuadros, as\u00ED como el mausoleo de Jan Palfijn, el inventor del f\u00F3rceps.</p><p>Hoy en d\u00EDa, la iglesia de Santiago alberga numerosas actividades de car\u00E1cter sociocultural. Se ha vuelto a convertir en un lugar de encuentro donde el arte y la cultura ocupan un lugar central, sin olvidar el aspecto religioso.</p><p><a href=\"/es/ver-y-hacer/bij-sint-jacobs-fiesta-y-rastrillo\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"5d1fe698-65c3-4766-9da0-2916239269eb\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Bij Sint-Jacobs: fiesta y rastrillo\">La plaza Bij Sint-Jacobs</a> y el <a href=\"/es/comida-bebida/trefpunt\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b3b2e65e-6905-4d0d-a062-5dd7a90d1de5\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Trefpunt\">bar Trefpunt</a> son el verdadero epicentro de las mundialmente famosas <a href=\"/es/agenda/las-fiestas-de-gante\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b2929d15-56c4-4c44-9e71-45dfc4f16911\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Las Fiestas de Gante\">Fiestas de Gante</a>, la fiesta popular, que a mediados de julio inicia verdaderamente el verano en la ciudad.</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--brochure paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-brochure field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<article class=\"node node--type-brochure node--view-mode-default\">\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-top\">\n    <div class=\"node__content\">\n      \n              <h2 class=\"h3\"><span>Monumentale Kerken Gent</span></a></h2>\n            \n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Ghent's horizon is characterised by its many churches and their towers. This brochure takes you on a tour of Ghent's nine Monumental Churches. You will discover more about their rich history and the many works of art they house.</p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Available in 5 different languages: </strong>Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish</span></p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>A paper version of this brochure is also available in</strong></span><a href=\"/nl/zien-doen/infokantoor-visitgent\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"e43a246d-b393-460c-833a-860b57edaf8e\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Inquiry Desk VisitGent\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>&nbsp;the tourist office</strong></span></a><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>.</strong></span></p></div>\n      \n    </div>\n    <div class=\"node--type-brochure-image\">\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" title=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/photo_large/public/media/img/2024-03/cover_0.png?itok=ybuVBDE1\" width=\"320\" height=\"629\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"image-style-photo-large\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n    </div>\n  </div>\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-bottom\">\n    \n      <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-files field--type-entity-reference-override field--label-hidden field__items\">\n              <div class=\"field__item\"><div>\n  \n  <a href=\"/en/media/18493/download?inline\">\n            <div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Download the MKG brochure here</div>\n      </a>\n</div>\n</div>\n          </div>\n  \n  </div>\n</article>\n</div>\n      \n      </div>\n"@es , "Im 11. Jahrhundert befand sich an diesem Ort eine Holzkirche, die dem heiligen Jakobus gewidmet war. Ein Jahrhundert sp\u00E4ter wurde hier eine romanische Kirche errichtet. In den folgenden Jahrhunderten wurde die Kirche mehrmals umgebaut, zerst\u00F6rt und erweitert.\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>St. Jakobus und seine Muschel</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Seit ihres Baus ist die Kirche ein Treffpunkt f\u00FCr Einwohner und <a href=\"/de/staunen-erleben/gent-auf-der-scal-dea\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"afb4d657-2ea3-405b-88ee-6798ef73e67c\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Gent auf der Via Scal\u00ADdea\">Pilger auf dem Weg zu Santiago de Compostela</a>. Am Haupteingang der Kirche ist auf einer der Bodenfliesen die Schale einer Jakobsmuschel wiedergegeben. Die Jakobsmuschel verweist auf den Apostel Jakobus, der in Santiago de Compostela beerdigt wurde, wo fr\u00FCher zahlreiche dieser Muschelschalen gefunden werden konnten. Sie kennzeichnet die Ausgangs- oder Teilstreckenpunkte auf dem Jakobsweg zu Santiago de Compostela.&nbsp;</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--image paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          <figure>\n        \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" title=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_image/public/media/img/2025-03/VisitReeks334-DT23578.jpg?itok=9Q9TvPSj\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Jakobsmuschel an der Sint-Jacobskirche\" class=\"image-style-paragraph-image\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n        <figcaption></figcaption>\n      </figure>\n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Treffpunkt f\u00FCr Kunst und Kultur</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Die Innenausstattung ist eine Kombination aus romanischen und Barockelementen und Kunst. Die Kirche verf\u00FCgt \u00FCber eine einzigartige Van Peteghem-Orgel und war einst ein Treffpunkt f\u00FCr die Gilden. Es k\u00F6nnen zahlreiche Gem\u00E4lde sowie das Grab von Jan Palfijn, Erfinder der Geburtszange, bewundert werden.</p><p>Die St.-Jakob-Kirche ist jetzt eine Kulturkirche, in der Aktivit\u00E4ten in einem sozial-kulturellen Rahmen organisiert werden. Sie ist erneut ein Treffpunkt, an dem Kunst und Kultur im Mittelpunkt stehen, aber der religi\u00F6se Aspekt nicht aus dem Auge verloren wird.</p><p><a href=\"/de/staunen-erleben/troedelmarkt-und-fest-bij-sint-jacobs\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"5d1fe698-65c3-4766-9da0-2916239269eb\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Tr\u00F6delmarkt und Fest Bij Sint-Jacobs\">Der Platz Bij Sint-Jacobs</a> und das <a href=\"/de/gastronomie/trefpunt\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b3b2e65e-6905-4d0d-a062-5dd7a90d1de5\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Trefpunt\">Caf\u00E9 Trefpunt</a> sind das eigentliche Epizentrum der weltber\u00FChmten <a href=\"/de/veranstaltungskalender/die-genter-feste\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b2929d15-56c4-4c44-9e71-45dfc4f16911\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Die Genter Feste\">Genter Feste</a>, des j\u00E4hrlichen Volksfestes, das Mitte Juli den wahren Sommer in Gent einl\u00E4utet.</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--brochure paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-brochure field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<article class=\"node node--type-brochure node--view-mode-default\">\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-top\">\n    <div class=\"node__content\">\n      \n              <h2 class=\"h3\"><span>Monumentale Kerken Gent</span></a></h2>\n            \n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Ghent's horizon is characterised by its many churches and their towers. This brochure takes you on a tour of Ghent's nine Monumental Churches. You will discover more about their rich history and the many works of art they house.</p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Available in 5 different languages: </strong>Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish</span></p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>A paper version of this brochure is also available in</strong></span><a href=\"/nl/zien-doen/infokantoor-visitgent\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"e43a246d-b393-460c-833a-860b57edaf8e\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Inquiry Desk VisitGent\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>&nbsp;the tourist office</strong></span></a><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>.</strong></span></p></div>\n      \n    </div>\n    <div class=\"node--type-brochure-image\">\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" title=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/photo_large/public/media/img/2024-03/cover_0.png?itok=ybuVBDE1\" width=\"320\" height=\"629\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"image-style-photo-large\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n    </div>\n  </div>\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-bottom\">\n    \n      <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-files field--type-entity-reference-override field--label-hidden field__items\">\n              <div class=\"field__item\"><div>\n  \n  <a href=\"/en/media/18493/download?inline\">\n            <div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Download the MKG brochure here</div>\n      </a>\n</div>\n</div>\n          </div>\n  \n  </div>\n</article>\n</div>\n      \n      </div>\n"@de , "In the 11th century this site featured a wooden church dedicated to Saint James. A century later, a Romanesque church was constructed on the same site. Transformations, destructions and extensions alternated in the centuries to follow. \n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>St James and his scallop</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Ever since its construction, the church has been a meeting place for local residents and <a href=\"/en/see-do/ghent-scaldea\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"afb4d657-2ea3-405b-88ee-6798ef73e67c\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Ghent on the Via Scaldea\">pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela</a>. At the main entrance of the church, a scallop shell has been integrated into one of the flagstones. The scallop shell refers to the apostle Saint James, who is buried in Santiago de Compostela, where these shells used to be abundant. It marks the starting points or the milestones of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.&nbsp;</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--image paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          <figure>\n        \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" title=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_image/public/media/img/2025-03/VisitReeks334-DT23578.jpg?itok=9Q9TvPSj\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" alt=\"St. James&#039; Shell at St. Jacob&#039;s Church\" class=\"image-style-paragraph-image\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n        <figcaption></figcaption>\n      </figure>\n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Meeting place for art and culture</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>The church\u2019s interior is a mixture of Romanesque and Baroque elements and art. The church houses a unique Van Peteghem organ and was a meeting place for the guilds. It also features numerous paintings, as well as the tomb of Jan Palfijn, the inventor of the forceps.&nbsp;</p><p>St James\u2019 church is now a church of culture, where activities are organised in a sociocultural context. It is once again a meeting place, centred around art and culture, without forgetting the religious aspect.&nbsp;</p><p>The square around it, called <a href=\"/en/see-do/flea-market-bij-sint-jacobs\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"5d1fe698-65c3-4766-9da0-2916239269eb\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Flea market at Bij Sint-Jacobs\">Bij Sint-Jacobs</a>, and the <a href=\"/en/eat-drink/trefpunt\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b3b2e65e-6905-4d0d-a062-5dd7a90d1de5\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Trefpunt\">Trefpunt caf\u00E9</a> are the true epicentre of the world-famous <a href=\"/en/calendar/ghent-festivities\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b2929d15-56c4-4c44-9e71-45dfc4f16911\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"The Ghent Festivities\">Ghent Festivities</a>, the annual people\u2019s festival in mid-July which really signals the beginning of summer in Ghent.</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--brochure paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-brochure field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<article class=\"node node--type-brochure node--view-mode-default\">\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-top\">\n    <div class=\"node__content\">\n      \n              <h2 class=\"h3\"><span>Monumentale Kerken Gent</span></a></h2>\n            \n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Ghent's horizon is characterised by its many churches and their towers. This brochure takes you on a tour of Ghent's nine Monumental Churches. You will discover more about their rich history and the many works of art they house.</p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Available in 5 different languages: </strong>Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish</span></p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>A paper version of this brochure is also available in</strong></span><a href=\"/nl/zien-doen/infokantoor-visitgent\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"e43a246d-b393-460c-833a-860b57edaf8e\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Inquiry Desk VisitGent\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>&nbsp;the tourist office</strong></span></a><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>.</strong></span></p></div>\n      \n    </div>\n    <div class=\"node--type-brochure-image\">\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" title=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/photo_large/public/media/img/2024-03/cover_0.png?itok=ybuVBDE1\" width=\"320\" height=\"629\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"image-style-photo-large\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n    </div>\n  </div>\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-bottom\">\n    \n      <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-files field--type-entity-reference-override field--label-hidden field__items\">\n              <div class=\"field__item\"><div>\n  \n  <a href=\"/en/media/18493/download?inline\">\n            <div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Download the MKG brochure here</div>\n      </a>\n</div>\n</div>\n          </div>\n  \n  </div>\n</article>\n</div>\n      \n      </div>\n"@en , "Au 11e si\u00E8cle se dressait ici une \u00E9glise en bois, consacr\u00E9e \u00E0 Saint Jacques. Un si\u00E8cle plus tard, une \u00E9glise romane y fut \u00E9rig\u00E9e. Les si\u00E8cles suivants, transformations, destructions et extensions se succ\u00E9d\u00E8rent.\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Saint-Jacques et sa coquille</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Depuis sa construction, l\u2019\u00E9glise est un lieu de rencontre pour les habitants du quartier et <a href=\"/fr/voir-et-faire/gand-sur-la-scal-dea\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"afb4d657-2ea3-405b-88ee-6798ef73e67c\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Gand sur la Via Scal\u00ADdea\">les p\u00E8lerins en partance pour Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle</a>. Dans l\u2019entr\u00E9e principale de l\u2019\u00E9glise, une coquille Saint-Jacques orne une des pierres du sol. La coquille Saint-Jacques fait r\u00E9f\u00E9rence \u00E0 l\u2019ap\u00F4tre Jacques, enterr\u00E9 \u00E0 Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. Autrefois, ces coquilles y \u00E9taient tr\u00E8s nombreuses. Elles marquent les points de d\u00E9part ou d\u2019\u00E9tape du p\u00E8lerinage vers Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.&nbsp;</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--image paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          <figure>\n        \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" title=\"\u00A9VisitGent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_image/public/media/img/2025-03/VisitReeks334-DT23578.jpg?itok=9Q9TvPSj\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Coquille de Saint-Jacques \u00E0 l&#039;\u00E9glise Saint-Jacques\" class=\"image-style-paragraph-image\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n        <figcaption></figcaption>\n      </figure>\n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-heading field--type-heading field--label-hidden field__item\"><h2>Espace de rencontre pour l&#039;art et la culture</h2>\n</div>\n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>L\u2019int\u00E9rieur est un m\u00E9lange d\u2019art et d\u2019\u00E9l\u00E9ments romans et baroques. L\u2019\u00E9glise abrite un orgue Van Peteghem remarquable et \u00E9tait un lieu de rencontre pour les guildes. Elle abrite aussi de magnifiques tableaux et le mausol\u00E9e de Jan Palfijn, l'inventeur du forceps.</p><p>L\u2019\u00E9glise Saint-Jacques est aujourd\u2019hui une \u00E9glise culturelle, o\u00F9 sont organis\u00E9es des activit\u00E9s socio-culturelles. Elle est redevenue un espace de rencontre autour de l\u2019art et la culture, sans oublier bien s\u00FBr la dimension religieuse.</p><p><a href=\"/fr/voir-et-faire/brocante-et-fete-bij-sint-jacobs\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"5d1fe698-65c3-4766-9da0-2916239269eb\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Brocante et f\u00EAte \u00E0 Bij Sint-Jacobs\">La place Bij Sint-Jacobs</a> et le <a href=\"/fr/boire-manger/trefpunt\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b3b2e65e-6905-4d0d-a062-5dd7a90d1de5\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Trefpunt\">caf\u00E9 Trefpunt</a> sont le v\u00E9ritable \u00E9picentre des mondialement c\u00E9l\u00E8bres <a href=\"/fr/agenda/fetes-de-gand\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b2929d15-56c4-4c44-9e71-45dfc4f16911\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"F\u00EAtes de Gand\">F\u00EAtes de Gand</a>, la f\u00EAte populaire annuelle qui donne le vrai coup d\u2019envoi de l\u2019\u00E9t\u00E9 \u00E0 Gand \u00E0 la mi-juillet.</p></div>\n      \n      </div>\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--brochure paragraph--view-mode--full\">\n          \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-brochure field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<article class=\"node node--type-brochure node--view-mode-default\">\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-top\">\n    <div class=\"node__content\">\n      \n              <h2 class=\"h3\"><span>Monumentale Kerken Gent</span></a></h2>\n            \n      \n            <div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Ghent's horizon is characterised by its many churches and their towers. This brochure takes you on a tour of Ghent's nine Monumental Churches. You will discover more about their rich history and the many works of art they house.</p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Available in 5 different languages: </strong>Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish</span></p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>A paper version of this brochure is also available in</strong></span><a href=\"/nl/zien-doen/infokantoor-visitgent\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"e43a246d-b393-460c-833a-860b57edaf8e\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Inquiry Desk VisitGent\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>&nbsp;the tourist office</strong></span></a><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>.</strong></span></p></div>\n      \n    </div>\n    <div class=\"node--type-brochure-image\">\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item\">\n\n<div>\n      \n            <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image-with-copyright field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" data-copyright=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" title=\"\u00A9vzw Monumentale Kerken Gent\" src=\"/sites/default/files/styles/photo_large/public/media/img/2024-03/cover_0.png?itok=ybuVBDE1\" width=\"320\" height=\"629\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"image-style-photo-large\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n\n\n</div>\n      \n  </div>\n</div>\n      \n    </div>\n  </div>\n  <div class=\"node--type-brochure-bottom\">\n    \n      <div class=\"field field--name-field-media-files field--type-entity-reference-override field--label-hidden field__items\">\n              <div class=\"field__item\"><div>\n  \n  <a href=\"/en/media/18493/download?inline\">\n            <div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Download the MKG brochure here</div>\n      </a>\n</div>\n</div>\n          </div>\n  \n  </div>\n</article>\n</div>\n      \n      </div>\n"@fr .
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