Ghent Meat house, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Taken during a visit at Ghent

Ghent Meat house Ghent in center from Ghent

Het large meat house in Ghent is a former covered market and guildhall. The sale of meat was centralized in meat vats or meat houses in the Middle Ages to control the sale of meat. The home sale of meat was forbidden. Every medieval city had one or more meat houses.
In Ghent, in the late Middle Ages, there was a Large meat house on the fish market (now vegetables market) and a small meat house near the Brabantgate. The small meat house probably already existed in the 14th century. Het large meat house was more centrally located and already mentioned in the city accounts of the year 1332-1333. However, it must have existed for many years because an initial mention of the meat house was to date from 1251.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shooting Date/Time
16/04/2011 12:55:36
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/6
Av(Aperture Value)
5.0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length
24.0mm
Image Size
5616x3744
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

pajaran, ikeharel, PaulVDV, Fis2, pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, danos, Lidka, snunney, rychem, Cricri, alvaraalto, papagolf21, Royaldevon, cornejo, macjake, ChrisJ, jimmyjimmy has marked this note useful

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pajaran (115963) 2017-12-06 9:42

Dobro vece, gospodine.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazan enterijer, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa gostima.
Lep enterijer Ghent Meat house. Nadam se da gosti uzivaju u specijalitetima kuce mesa.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elemntima snimka.
Zelim vam mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

PaulVDV (62970) 2017-12-06 9:59

Hallo John,
Een prachtig en zeer helder zicht van het interieur van deze voormalige overdekte markt in Gent.
Vooral de balken en de zoldering brengen heel wat charme aan deze ruimte.
Een interessante en mooie omgeving om iets te gaan nuttigen.
Excellente scherpte en compositie.
Vele groeten, Paul

dta (98848) 2017-12-06 10:08

Hello John ,
Un endroit intйressant pour dйguster un bon repas . Superbe charpente en bois avec sa dйcoration originale de jambons ;
amicalement

COSTANTINO (116560) 2017-12-06 12:42

Hello dear John and have a nice time
and a happy new day
wow!!!fantastic meat house Ghent
I love this place with so many people down
there everybody interested in something else
original version beautiful interior decoration
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

Fis2 (170839) 2017-12-06 12:54

Witaj John!
Interesting interior.
Amzing ceiling, I love it.
Excellent frame, colors and sharpness.
Good work.
Nice evening.
Krzysztof

Tue (92442) 2017-12-06 13:09

Hallo John,
Een mooie foto van deze vleeshal in Gent. De oude houten dakconstructie is prachtig en goed te zien. Het gebouw lijkt goed onderhouden zodat het nog een moderne bestemming heeft kunnen krijgen. Het licht is ook uitstekend hierbinnen.
Lars

pierrefonds (114516) 2017-12-06 16:16

Hi John,

The presence of the workers and of the clients is adding life to the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the Ghent meat house. It is clear and precise. Have a nice day.

Pierre

emka (158204) 2017-12-06 18:04

Hello John, Very interesting note about this very old meat house. The big hams hanging from the ceiling look very strange. I remember well this long building on the canal but I wasn't inside. Nice composition.

Kind regrad s Malgo

mcmtanyel (68593) 2017-12-06 18:18

Hello John,
This is a magnificent interior photo. Not only is the historic place is interesting but the technical aspects of the photo are great, too.
Regards,
MT

danos (110407) 2017-12-06 22:57

Hello John,
the excellent light and colour management of the interior of the meat house is excellent as bringing out the details of it.
The wooden roof is outstanding too.

Regards,Danos

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-12-06 23:29

Hi John,
I remember this hall, I had quite a great meal here with some beers along. Well taken, great quality of image as usual.

Daniel

Silvio1953 (221695) 2017-12-07 0:33

Ciao John, I love this fantastic interior with good artworks, fine details, excellent perspective, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (102760) 2017-12-07 0:47

Hello John,
It's a lovely interior of this building. It has been restored into a beautiful combination of modern and old details. The wooden beams are magnificent and the light is very good - for photographers as well as for the guests. I hope the giant hams (?) hanging from the beams are securely fastened. It wouldn't be any good to have one falling on your head.
Kind regards,
Gert

Lidka (527) 2017-12-07 1:06

Dear John!
Fine place. Fine people and architecture. Superb interior.
Wonderful colours, supetrb lightness/brightness.
Good contrast and sharpness.
Perfect cut. Splendid effect.
Interesting note.
Well done!

snunney (130967) 2017-12-07 2:40

Hello John,
The hams drying on the massive wooden beams supply a series of eye-catching focal points. I like the perspective and the reflections in the windows on the left. Good management of the existing lights and excellent colours and sharpness. Looks my sort of place.

rychem (72187) 2017-12-07 8:18

Interesting and original subject, it is a very well maintained building with a beautiful wooden structure, The hanging hams are an original decoration, I guess they smell of smoke and smoked meat
regards Ryszard

ikeharel (113411) 2017-12-07 9:24

Hanging meat... is this real?
A fine indoor's photo, John, clear and distinct, as your usual.
Good evening,
Ike

Cricri (176) 2017-12-07 10:16

Hi John
Cet endroit me dit quelques chose, mais bizarrement si c'est bien le mкme endroit, c'йtait pas dйcorйe de la mкme faзon, ni de table , juste les jambons !!
Si tu veut bien regarde le WS , c'йtait en Septembre 2016
Rien a voir avec la tienne qui est au top !!
Belle soirйe
cricri
Pas possible de la mettre aujourd'hui , demain :-)

alvaraalto (42804) 2017-12-07 10:33

Dag John
Dit lijkt mij een aangename plaats om te bezoeken en van een heerlijke maaltijd en een lekker pintje te genieten. Grappig om al die reuze hammen aan het plafond te zien hangen. Mooi gefotografeerd. Groet uit een regenachtig en stormachtig Haarlem, met sneeuw voorspeld in het weekend.
Groet Rob

lousat (139308) 2017-12-07 11:26

Salut John,je sais pas si les jambons sont reels ou de plastique,mais ils sont surement une decoration gagnante pour cette maison de la viande,a visiter sans doutes et capturee' dans une maniere parfaite. Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-12-07 11:31

Bonsoir, cher ami John,
Photo et note d'accompagnement sont exemplaires. Le sujet proposй est trиs intйressant, trиs bien photographiй et йdifiant.
Bravo.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

Royaldevon (85932) 2017-12-07 12:09

Hello John,

This is a huge hall, modernised to fit in with modern trends. I like how there are still hams hanging from the roof to mark the original purpose of the hall.
THis is a fine photograph, showing excellent details of the structure of the building as well as as the activities inside.
Even though it's an interior shot, the light and the colours have been truthfully captured.
Are those tall structures gas heaters?
You have positioned them well in your composition.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Nicou (193806) 2017-12-08 7:12

Hello

On a envie d'aller chiper un jambon qui pend quelle compo et iamge quelle armature de bois sur ce plafond et ces jambons et les personnes sueprbe restaurant et captage avec les reflets dans la vitre ces fenкtres et la lumirиe la seveuse les personnes splendide.
Bravoe t amitiй
Nicou

cornejo (61504) 2017-12-08 10:31

Hello John, very good photography of this interesting interior, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

jmdias (115230) 2017-12-08 11:13

john

an intense contrast between the old architecture and the modern one. the strong pieces of timber in the roof are amazing. nice details of the pieces of meat disposed up there.
take care

jorge

carper (96) 2017-12-08 11:19

ziet er fraai uit daar,
mooi interieur werk goede compositie uitstekende foto john.
Ik kon dit nog niet.
ge. jaap

macjake (98456) 2017-12-09 1:01

Hi John
we don't see you post many photos like this, its a pleasant surprise. as i'm looking at this, i'm wondering how it must have looked back in the 14th century...wow. I bet it was dirty haha...glad to see the building still standing and in use today, but for different reasons. love seeing all the woodwork. they've done an excellent job in keeping it going. lovely interior shot, well illuminated. cheers
Craig

ChrisJ (171878) 2017-12-09 2:47

Hallo John,

Looks like the oversized replicas of ham are safe from marauding mice and cats! The diners seem to be enjoying their meal. Excellent sharpness and use of available light streaming in through the windows at right. Tfs!

Buin (42580) 2017-12-09 5:13

John, here you show us a most interesting and beautiful architectural gem. What an outstanding place to spend some time. You show it from an advantageous angle. A worth seeing picture for sure.
Thank you for the informative note!
Frank

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2018-01-09 22:14

Hello John

Like the meat house. Learn something new every day. Great note and super sharp image. TFS

Jimmy

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-11-04 10:35

Hallo John, that former meat house was converted into a cafe. It immerses the customers in the atmosphere of the past in Bruges when this place was a market. The building was modified the least possible to keep its original look. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211736)
Genre: ЛЮДИ
Medium: ЦВЕТНОЙ
Date Taken: 2011-04-16
Categories: АРХИТЕКТУРА
Camera: Canon EOS 5 D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, SanDisk Ultra II 1GB, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1x
Exposure: f/5.0, 30 секунд
Версия: Оригинальная версия
Date Submitted: 2017-12-06 9:36