Gravensteen is a well preserved medieval castle, located in Ghent in the Flemish region of Belgium. In a literal translation, the palace means "castle of the Count."

Medieval Ghent was one of the largest and most prosperous cultural and commercial ports throughout Europe. Today in the legacy of these times in this port city are other unique buildings, among which stands out Gravensteen.

Gravensteen was built somewhere around 1180 by Count Philip of Alsace. It is part of many such buildings in the country at that time because the Counts were to erect palaces in all parts of their possessions. Thus, wherever they go, they had a place to sleep comfortably, exercising and maintaining law and order in the country.

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