Ghent’s St Bavo’s Cathedral is one mighty edifice. It has been watching over the city since the 15th century, but its origins go back much further than that. To the Romanesque church that once stood there, in fact. Its rich art treasures tell its history in stately Gothic, exuberant Baroque and elegant Rococo. The altarpiece is a triumph by Rubens, but the real eye-catcher? The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, of course. No work in the world conveys so much mysticism as this masterpiece by the Van Eyck brothers. Put on an augmented reality headset in the visitors’ centre and relive the rich history of the artwork and the cathedral as if you were there.
