The tower that never needed a church
That's the Belfry, 91 metres of medieval flex and the tallest of its kind in Belgium. A belfry wasn't about God; it was about the city's own power. The bells rang the time, raised the alarm and called everyone to the market. Climb it and you'll pass the old cloth hall and a dragon that's been looking down on Ghent for centuries. The city could see danger coming from a long way off. Still can — now it's mostly tourists.