Devil's stone

The Duivelsteen is one of the most fascinating buildings in Ghent. The dating of the donjon of the stone is placed in the 11th century, but it is believed that a wooden castle must have already existed on the same site in the 9th century, likely for a powerful resident. It was Geraard van Gent, nicknamed the Devil, son of Burgrave Zeger III, who had the donjon renovated in the 13th century into a full-fledged stone building with annexes. The Duivelsteen has served various functions over the years. For instance, it functioned as a weapons storage, prison, and asylum. Quite fitting indeed. Recently, several 15th-century frescoes were discovered, casually hidden (and "oops, forgotten!") behind the towering archive cabinets of the building's last tenant, the National Archives. Today, the Duivelsteen awaits a new purpose.

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