Statue Jan Frans Willems (Ghent)

Belgium / Ost-Flandern / Gent / Ghent / Sint-Baafsplein
 statue, monument
Jan Frans Willems (11 March 1793 – 24 June 1846), Flemish writer and father of the Flemish movement.
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"Built in honor of the Flemish writer and father of the Flemish movement."
Standing proudly in the square Sint-Baafs in the magnificent city of Ghent, the statue of Jan Frans Willems pays honor to the Flemish writer and father of the Flemish movement, a political movement for promoting Flemish culture when Belgium was ruled by the French.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Frans_Willems
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Coordinates:   51°3'12"N   3°43'32"E
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