St Bavo’s Cathedral

Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a cathedral in , Belgium. The 89-metre-tall Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Ghent, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Catedral de San Bavon”, “Cathedral of Saint Bavo”, “cathédrale Saint-Bavon”, “gentska katedrala”, “gentska stolnica”, “katedrala sv. Bava”, “katedrala v Gentu”, “Saint Bavo Cathedral”, “Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent”, “Sint-Janskerk”, “stolnica svetega Bava”, and “stolnica v Gentu”
  • Address: Sint-Baafsplein 1A

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Belfry of Ghent and Bisschoppelijk Paleis Gent.

Museum
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The is one of three medieval towers… is situated 180 metres northwest of St Bavo’s Cathedral.

Castle
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is a castle.

Castle
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The is a 13th-century gothic architecture building in , Belgium. is situated 140 metres southeast of St Bavo’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waalse Krook and Zuid.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

St Bavo’s Cathedral

Latitude
51.05298° or 51° 3′ 11″ north
Longitude
3.72719° or 3° 43′ 38″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Height
14 metres (46 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Named after
Saint Bavo
Open location code
9F353P3G+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105192350
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
12212433
Wiki­data ID
Q938154
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“St Bavo’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sint Baafskatedraal”
  • Afrikaans: “Sint-Baafskatedraal”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس بافو في غنت”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Բավոնի տաճար (Գենտ)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Բավոնի տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Bavon kafedralı”
  • Basque: “San Bavonen katedrala (Gante)”
  • Basque: “San Bavonen katedrala”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Gant”
  • Chinese: “圣巴夫主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Bavona”
  • Danish: “Sint-Baafskathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Baafskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس بافو”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Bavo”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Bavon de Gand”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Bavon de Gand”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Bavon”
  • German: “St.-Bavo-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός της Γάνδης”
  • Greek: “Σιντ-Μπάαφ Κατεντράαλ”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת באוו הקדוש”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Gent”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Bavo, Gent”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Bavone”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Bavone”
  • Japanese: “聖バーフ大聖堂”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Bavo katedrāle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sint-Baafskathedraal”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت باوو”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Bawona w Gandawie”
  • Polish: “Katedra Świętego Bawona”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São Bavão”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Бавона”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica sv. Bava, Gent”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Bava”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Bavón”
  • Telugu: “సెయింట్ బావో కేథడ్రాల్”
  • Turkish: “St. Bavo Katedrali”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Baafskatedraal (Gint)”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Baafskatedraal”

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Places to explore: Portus aan de Reep and Sint-Jacobs.

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