Flemish Neo-Gothic

Flemish Neo-Gothic designates the architectural movement developed between 1840 and 1914, reinterpreting medieval Brabantine Gothic for official, religious and bourgeois buildings of the Southern Low Countries. Characterised by pointed arches, pinnacles, corner turrets and brick facades adorned with white stone, it joined the European heritage revival driven by Viollet-le-Duc and Pugin. Architect Joseph Schadde and Louis Roelandt's bureau are the leading Belgian figures. A surprising fact: most Belgian post office buildings erected between 1890 and 1910 adopt this style, including the 1898 former Central Post of Ghent (Wikipedia Belfries of Belgium, accessed 2026-05-24).

Hospitality context
1898 The Post hotel in Ghent occupies the former 1898 Central Post Office, an archetype of Flemish Neo-Gothic, on the Korenmarkt. Its tower rises 52 metres and houses a signature suite with panoramic views over the Ghent Belfry.