Я была в конце августа, он был доступен. Он находится в цоколе и за него надо отдельно платить. На сайте, насколько я знаю, можно задать вопрос.

Добрый день! Когда мы посещали собор именно в этот день Алтарь был закрыт, тк там проходили траурные мероприятия.

Ghent is very small. Everything in the Centre is a short walk away.

Patéticamente, como muchas cosas de la iglesia, es un negocio verlo.

Yes it is confusing. What they mean is that you can see the entire piece in the cathedral but when they work on a particular panel the panel you see in the church will be a reproduction, which makes sense. This way the viewer can still see the whole work of art without gaping holes because one panel is being restored. The altarpiece has side panels in "grisaille" which means they were painted in grey only. This is what the regular church viewers would see on ordinary masses but for special occasions the panels on both sides would be opened for all to see the altarpiece in glorious colour. It is worth seeing however you will appreciate it a lot more if you read its history - especially about how Hitler coveted this work of art (as did his sidekick) and how it was found in a salt mine by the "Monuments Men" and how far ahead of all other artwork it was at the time in terms of perspective. As for the last comment you made, you can see the greyed (grisaille) panels anyway by just walking around the back. If you go during the hour when they have the panels closed you may never be able to see the inside panels - which is especially what you want. Go see it. Hope this helps

No. (june 2018)

Not allowed.

about 55km or so and I would advise using the train as Ghent is a busy town with lots of pedestrian traffic and cyclists. hope this helps.

It is my understanding that the altarpiece will not be fully restored until 2017. As the other respondents have said, you pay a fee to go into a small, crowded chapel at the back of the cathedral to see the altarpiece behind glass. There are pictures, black and white as I recall, of the panels that are at the museum for restoration. You pay an extra fee to get the audio device.