Discovering Ghent — dynamic montage, version 3
Compiled on 20 October 2026. Duration: 90 seconds, 18 short scenes of 3–8 seconds. 26 seconds of video footage, 64 seconds of photos with gentle camera movement. No music track; the homepage plays silently. A separate video link and a pause button remain available.
Use and licence
The Pexels images listed below are offered on Pexels as “Free to use”, under the Pexels licence. This permits use and editing, including for a website. Images are used in a composite city film and are not resold separately. People shown are not presented as participants, sponsors or supporters of the World Championship. No watermarks have been removed and no tourist images have been generated. The evening photo by Frederic was supplied by him.
Videos (existing, previously selected sources)
Borys Trusevych — Gravensteen castle from the air, 20736707.
Matthew Irvine — Gravensteen castle and tram, 34144606.
nguyen — Boat trip in Ghent, 29341876.
Taira Vico — Korenmarkt / old post office, 37236386. The source calls it the Belfry, but the building visible is the old post office; the montage follows the footage.
Seven additional photos
Zhenning SHI — Boats under St Michael’s Bridge.
Vladislav Anchuk — Kayak and sightseeing boat.
Taras Memryk — Ghent at dusk.
Mats Van Lishout — Illuminated Ghent towers.
Mauricio Krupka Buendia — Stained-glass window, St Bavo’s Cathedral.
János Csatlós — Waterfront near Gravensteen castle and Ghent church architecture.
Other photos
Gonzalo Facello — St Nicholas’ Church.
Viktor Mogilat — St Bavo’s Cathedral.
Evening photo of the Graslei: supplied by Frederic, `graslei-frederic.png`.
Museums and nightlife
MSK: marie-julie / Wikimedia Commons, Museum voor schone kunsten gent.jpg. Released into the public domain by the photographer; crop and zoom added.
S.M.A.K.: acediscovery / Wikimedia Commons, SMAK-Ghent.jpg, CC BY 4.0. Crop, background and zoom added. Credit given in the video clip and on the sources page. No involvement of the photographer or museums in the World Championship is implied.
Hot Club de Gand: Mauricio Krupka Buendia / Pexels 31362368, Pexels licence, zoom added.
Ghent at night: Danique Veldhuis / Pexels 30223850, Pexels licence, zoom added.
These are archive and atmosphere images. Visible museum posters and events are not announcements for 2028. Each source file appears exactly once; different shots of the same place may occur.
Montage sequence
0:00–0:07 — Gravensteen castle · discover Ghent from above
0:07–0:15 — Graslei & Korenlei · sail along
0:15–0:18 — St Michael’s Bridge · Ghent from the water
0:18–0:23 — Gravensteen castle · in the middle of the city
0:23–0:26 — Along the waterfront · a short stroll
0:26–0:32 — MSK · Museum of Fine Arts
0:32–0:38 — Korenmarkt · look up
0:38–0:41 — St Nicholas’ Church · in the heart of Ghent
0:41–0:44 — St Bavo’s Cathedral · step inside
0:44–0:49 — Ghent church architecture · discover the details
0:49–0:52 — St Bavo’s Cathedral · light and colour
0:52–0:58 — S.M.A.K. · contemporary art
0:58–1:02 — On the water · discover the city together
1:02–1:08 — Hot Club de Gand · a night out
1:08–1:16 — Ghent after sunset · the city comes alive
1:16–1:20 — Graslei · the city turns gold
1:20–1:25 — The Ghent towers · beautiful by night
1:25–1:30 — Stay a little longer · experience Ghent
