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== Heritage == [[File:Sint niklaas.jpg|thumb|Sint-Niklaas Town Hall]] [[File:Sintborduur.jpg|thumb|Saint-Nicholas, 17th century embroidery restored by [[Henri Van Severen]]]] [[File:Scheerders van Kerchove SN.jpg|thumb|Scheerders van Kerchove, united factories]] [[File:Walburgkiosk.JPG|thumb|The main kiosk in Gothic revival]] [[File:OLV-gewelf.jpg|thumb|Fresco in Neo Byzantine style of the Church of Our Lady]] *The main Church of Saint Nicholas was founded in the 13th century and gave its name to the city. After heavy damage in the 16th century, the interior was redone in the [[Baroque]] style. * [[St. Joseph Minor Seminary]], catholic school. *The {{Ill|Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Sint Niklaas|nl|Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-Bijstand-der-Christenenkerk (Sint-Niklaas)}}, built in the 19th century, famous for its Byzantine revival interior, and 6m tall statue of our lady on top, covered in fine gold. * Town Hall, in gothical revival style, was built after the old hall burned down. * [[List of city squares by size|The largest]] market square in Belgium, founded by [[Margaret II, Countess of Flanders]]. *The [[Gerardus Mercator]] Museum traces the history of [[cartography]] back to its origins. The museum also houses two original globes that belonged to the famous [[List of cartographers|cartographer]]. *Other churches and museums include: Saint Joseph, Christ the King, Saloons of Fine Arts and Zwijgershoek. * The [[Huis Janssens]]
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