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St.
Michael's
Church
is
a
late
Gothic
style
church
in
the
city
centre
of
Ghent.
This
is
a
large
church
that
has
limited
visitation
hours
during
winter
months
(October
to
April)
of
2-5pm
on
Saturdays
only.
The
church
is
more
accessible
from
1
April
to
the
end
of
September
when
it
is
supposedly
open
from
Monday
to
Saturday
(2-5pm).
With
limited
opening
times,
you'll
have
to
target
afternoon
visits
between
April
and
the
end
of
September
or
be
lucky
to
be
around
on
Saturday
afternoons
the
rest
of
the
year.
Otherwise,
you
can
only
walk
around
and
look
at
the
church's
Gothic
style
exterior.
Historical
documents
suggests
the
churches
history
stems
back
to
at
least
the
early
12th
century
with
small
parish
to
St.
Michael
being
located
at
this
location.
The
present
Gothic
style
building
was
started
in
1440.
Multiple
phases
of
constructions
spaced
over
ensuing
centuries
as
well
as
17th
century
reconstructions
provide
us
with
the
St.
Michael's
Church
that
you
can
see
today.
Interestingly,
notice
the
tower
at
the
front
of
the
church
isn't
complete.
It
just
sort
of
stops
midway
up
and
is
capped
off
with
a
flat
roof
supposedly
put
here
in
the
early
19th
century.
In
the
end,
St.
Michael's
is
an
imposing
building
in
the
city
of
Ghent
but
might
be
difficult
for
you
to
enter
to
see
its
interior
due
to
limited
opening
times
during
much
of
the
year.
If
this
is
the
case,
you
can
have
a
look
from
the
St.
Michael's
Bridge
and
the
small
square
in
front
of
the
church
for
a
few
minutes,
then
continue
on
with
other
sightseeing
endeavours
in
Ghent.
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