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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  • Roman Catholic church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Sint-Janskerk”
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …is named after Saint Bavo
  • …stands 14 metres (46 feet) tall
  • Description: church in Ghent, Belgium
  • Address: Sint-Baafsplein 1A
  • Also known as
    “Cathedral of Saint Bavo”
    “Saint Bavo Cathedral”
    “Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent”
    “Sint-Baafskathedraal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Belfry of Ghent and Bisschoppelijk Paleis Gent.
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Museum
The is one of three medieval towers…
180 metres northwest of St Bavo’s Cathedral
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Castle
is a castle.
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Castle
The is a 13th-century gothic architecture building in , Belgium.
140 metres southeast of St Bavo’s Cathedral

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waalse Krook and Zuid.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

St Bavo’s Cathedral

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Latitude
51.05298° or 51° 3′ 11″ north
Longitude
3.72719° or 3° 43′ 38″ east
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.
Sint-BaafskatedraalAfrikaans
كاتدرائية القديس بافو في غنتArabic
Սուրբ Բավոնի տաճարArmenian
Սուրբ Բավոնի տաճար (Գենտ)Armenian
Müqəddəs Bavon kafedralıAzerbaijani
San Bavonen katedralaBasque
San Bavonen katedrala (Gante)Basque
Catedral de GantCatalan
圣巴夫主教座堂Chinese
Katedrála svatého BavonaCzech
Sint-BaafskathedraalDanish
Sint-BaafskathedraalDutch
كاتدرائيه القديس بافوEgyptian Arabic
Katedralo de Sankta BavoEsperanto
Cathédrale Saint-BavonFrench
Cathédrale Saint-Bavon de GandFrench
St.-Bavo-KathedraleGerman
Καθεδρικός ναός της ΓάνδηςGreek
Σιντ-Μπάαφ ΚατεντράαλGreek
קתדרלת באוו הקדושHebrew
Katedral GentIndonesian
Katedral Santo Bavo, GentIndonesian
Cattedrale di San BavoneItalian
聖バーフ大聖堂Japanese
Svētā Bavo katedrāleLatvian
cathédrale Saint-BavonNorwegian Bokmål
Sint-BaafskathedraalNorwegian Bokmål
کلیسای جامع سنت باووPersian
Katedra św. Bawona w GandawiePolish
Katedra Świętego BawonaPolish
Catedral de São BavãoPortuguese
Собор Святого БавонаRussian
gentska katedralaSlovenian
gentska stolnicaSlovenian
katedrala sv. BavaSlovenian
katedrala v GentuSlovenian
stolnica sv. BavaSlovenian
Stolnica sv. Bava, GentSlovenian
stolnica svetega BavaSlovenian
stolnica v GentuSlovenian
Catedral de San BavónSpanish
సెయింట్ బావో కేథడ్రాల్Telugu
St. Bavo KatedraliTurkish
Sint-BaafskatedraalWestern Frisian
Sint-Baafskatedraal (Gint)Western Frisian

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