Brabant
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A view of the 16thcentury castle in the village of st Pieters’ Rode, near Leuven, Belgium. The tower belongs to an earlier castle and dates from the 13th century. The lower part of the tower was the only structure that survived a fire in 1489 CE. The castle was rebuilt around 1500 CE. The tower still features some 14th century murals while the younger parts of the castle contain some interesting 17th century stucco ceilings. / other Belgian castles: : :
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A detail shot taken in the main church in the Belgian city of Leuven. A large, late gothic structure who’s choir has been turned into a museum and offers a nice opertunity to tak e photographs without all the regular church furniture and ugly modern lighting and similar junk in the way. This building is a nice example of the typical Brabantine gothic style that became popular in the late middle ages in what is now the Dutch/Belgian border region.
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The hill that this little mound with the chapel and tree stands on is located very near Horst Castle, Belgium. It is called Gallows Mountain, and it was indeed the hill on which criminals were executed. The chapel is said to have been the last stop of the condemned on the way to the gallows pole and the last chance to pray before they were put to death. But here, it is the Tilia tree standing on the hill that was the most important. It is a species that has been the subject of worship for centuries in pre-christian times. After the christianization of (what is now) belgium, these trees have remained important in folk beliefs, often being attributed with magical and healing powers. In this case, the tree is said to protect against the evil eye. Indeed a handy trait when about to hang somebody.
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a small castle near Kampenhout, Belgium
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A little peek at the river Dijle flowing through the beguinage in the Belgian city of Leuven. It’s a very pretty place, but it’s insanely rare to get the light just right for taking nice potographs when the sun is out. luckely this was such a time :)
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A view of the Binnendieze river as it flows through and under the town of Den Bosch (or ’s Hertogenbosch). The river Dommel splits into many arms when it enters the old town of den bosch and is then known as the Dieze and BinnenDieze. Parts of it were used as the moats around the oldest city wall. During the middle ages the city grew out of its old wall and a need for space made people build their houses not only next to the river but also over the river. As the area became more and more impoverished and dirty, it was almost torn down in its entirety in the 1960’s. Luckely this was prevented and the area was renovated and lovingly restored instead. At the moment it is one of the best preserved medieval neighbourhoods in the netherlands (perhaps on par with the Berghkwartier in the city of Deventer)
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1159 is the year that the wooden stronghold of the Lords of Grimbergen is burned down during the war of Grimbergen. In the 13th century a new stone castle is erected. The foundations of that castle are probably still present under today’s ruin. Around the year 1500 the current castle is built. In the years 1610 –1620 the castle is remodeled and the park enlarged by Jacques van Bergen – Glymes. Filip Frand van Bergen becomes Prince of Grimbergen in 1686. For the next couple of centuries the castle lives a peaceful life until WWII. The German troops confiscate the castle and arson the castle on their retreat. What was left after the fire we still can see now. You find the ruins in the Prinsenbos in the village of Grimbergen close to Brussels.
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An image of the world famous city hall in the Belgian city of Leuven. Not surprisingly it has been photographed to death ever since camera’s became popular. I thought i’d give it a shot as well and try to take a photograph that showed the building as best as possible. So no people in the foreground and the sunlight as close to the front gable as possible. The low evening light emphasizing the honey coloured natural stone from which it is built. The building itself was built in a brabantine late gothic style between 1448 and 1469 and originally was supposed to have a belfry. The building of this belfry was cancelled when the construction has already started. In order to create a more balanced design that incorporates the half built belfry, the current design, with its six turrets was chosen. The statues adorning the building are all from the 19th century. Originally the niches would have been empty.
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A view outside the flemish town of Neerijse. It contains one of the best preserved old village centres, with some nice old houses, farms and inns. The two towers date from the 12th century and belonged to the original village church. The rest of the building was rebuilt in the 19th century.
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One of the many castles of the Mérode family. This one is located in the Belgian village of Everberg. There used to ba a castle on this site since the 14th century. The current classicist look of the building dates back to the 17th century, but apparently the architect merely placed new walls in front of the old ones and the building itself is much older than it looks. Perhaps it is essentially still the original 14th century fortress.
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A view of the tiny Ter Loons Castle in Kampenhout, Belgium. Originally just a simple towerhouse but built up into a fortified and moated farmstead in the 16th century.
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Ballonnen Parade 2008, Tilburg, Netherlands, 12 September – 14 September 2008 / Detail of a hot air balloon. Canon EOS 300X, Sigma 28-135, negative: Fuji PRO 400H. Post-processing: retouch, blend modes, vignette, sharpening, watercolor. (and no, I didn’t go on it though it’s a sort of adventure staying high on my wishlist)
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A view of the 16thcentury castle in the village of st Pieters’ Rode, near Leuven, Belgium. The tower belongs to an earlier castle and dates from the 13th century. The lower part of the tower was the only structure that survived a fire in 1489 CE. The castle was rebuilt around 1500 CE. The normal story is that castles lost their defensive power after the middle ages and were built as purely luxurious residences rather than fortresses after 1500. In this region, times were hard and the circumstances unstable. As a consequence many castles were still outfitted with defences untill well into the 17th centrury. In this case the castle keep was retained, as was the moat, while the newly built wing had gun and arrow slits rather than windows on the most vulnerable side. The castle can be visited nowadays. The stables now house a nice café. The castle itself is uninhabited and unfurnished, but the tower still features some 14th century murals while the younger parts of the castle contain some interesting 17th century stucco ceilings.
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An impression of the Poe-esque ruins of Villers-la-Ville abbey in Belgium. Founded in 1146 CE as a daughter institution of the abbey of Clairvaux, it became one of the most important Cistercian abbeys of Europe. This was either the warm room or a passage to it. The warm room was the only room in the abbey (apart from the kitchen) that had any type of heat source. The monks being of the type that thought that making life miserable for yourself made god like you more than other people. The power of the abbey ended after the abolision of all Belgianmonestaries by Napoleon, finally ending the grip the church had over the land. The abbey was abandoned, plundered and left as a ruin before the remains of the complex were discovered by the romantics of the interbellum.
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A view of the st Peters church in Leuven, Belgium Construction of this large gothic church was begun in roughly 1425, and for more than half a century was continued in a remarkably uniform style, replacing the older church progressively from east (chancel) to west. Its construction period overlapped that of the Town Hall across the Markt, and in the earlier decades of construction shared the same succession of architects as its civic neighbor: Sulpitius van Vorst at first, followed by Jan II Keldermans and then Matheus de Layens. In 1497 the building was practically complete, although modifications, especially at the west end, continued. In 1458, a fire struck the old Romanesque towers that still flanked the west end of the in-progress building. The first arrangements for a new tower complex came shortly thereafter, but were never realized. Then, in 1505, Joost Matsys (brother of painter Quentin Matsys) forged an ambitious plan to erect three colossal towers of freestone surmounted by openwork spires, which would have had a grand effect, as the central steeple would have been approximately 170 m high, making it the world’s tallest structure at the time. Insufficient ground stability and funds proved this plan impracticable, as the central tower reached less than a third of its intended height before the project was abandoned in 1541. After the height was further reduced following partial collapses from 1570 to 1604, the main tower now rises barely above the church roof; at its sides are mere stubs. The architect had, however, made a maquette of the original design, now preserved inside the southern transept. The church, despite its incomplete state, is still one of the best and purest examples of the Brabantine Gothic style. This photograph shows one of the side isles that flank the nave at each side, showing the succession of little chapels from the west end towards the transept and choir ambulatory.
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This is a view of the train station in the Belgian city of Leuven. It is the 5th busiest station and receives about 26.000 travelers a day. The main building (nearly invisible here) was built at the end of the 19th century in a wild eclectic style that combines numerous antique building styles. The main feature here is the train shed which was built in 2000 CE when the platforms were altered to receive high speed trains. The round, domed shapes mean to resemble a large sheet billowing in the wind. Photographed on my way to Namur for the first Beautifull Belgium Bubblemeet.
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A view of one for the farmsteads that occupy a place in the Belgian village of Opvelp known as the Verbrande Toren. This used to be the location of the castle of the lords of Opvelp. The castle no longer exists. All that remains are fragments of the wall around the castle territory and one 17th century gate. The name of the place (which translates as “the burnt tower”) gives a hint as to what happened here.
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One of the many hollow roads in Flanders, Belgium. The chapel in the background is known as the Marollenkapel. It was built in the 19th century and it was meant to be a miniature version of the giant baroque basillica in the town of Scherpenheuvel. It is located on a high plateau at an altitude of just over 100 meters above sea level. The view from up there is quite magnifiscent. It was sold to a private owner in the 1970’s and it was restored in 1995. Unfortunately the interior is falling into disrepair and despite its god looks on the outside, it is a vandalized, empty shell. Too bad. It is standing on the crossroads of many walking and cycling paths and it could be great as something usefull like a little café selling drinks and refreshments to the travellers.
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An impression of the Beguinage in the Belgian city of Leuven. A beguinage was a community of unmarried woman who took several semi-religious vows (chastity and humility) but notably no vow of poverty. Their vows also did not last a lifetime and they could leave the beguinage whenever they wanted. They lived together in semi-closed neighbourhoods outside the town walls or at least outside the centre of town. They had their own houses (or shared a larger house among several women) and made a living by handwork or sometimes aquired some fortune by trading. Their origins are not entirely clear. Perhaps they originated as a protest against the openly frivolous lifestyle of medieval clergy. Another hypothesis links their origins to a lack of men due to the crusades and the wars that plagued the Europe of the high Middle Ages. Whatever their origins, they eventually developed into succesfull independant comunities.
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Last year I saw a beautyful picture from my friend John44. / This was a photo of the little town Willemstad in The Netherlands. Last week I flew with my brother-in-law in his helicopter over Willemstad and I made this aerial picture of this beautiful historic fortress town. Greetings from Netherlands, / Adri
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A view of the old church in the Belgian village of Hoegaarden. It is an ancient place that was founded in the late 10th century by the last countess of Bruningerode. It was to have been its capital city. Nowadays nothing remains of the medieval village. The location of the romanesque church and the castle of the counts is now occupied by a sober roccoco church (one of the biggest in Belgium). This photograph was taken from the Flemish show gardens behind the canon’s house where the members of the chapter that served the church used to live. An interior shot can be found here
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A view of the pathway in the dutch city of Breda, leading to the Kapucijnenhof, an inner city garden on the place of a former monestary.
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A view of the 16thcentury castle in the village of st Pieters’ Rode, near Leuven, Belgium. The tower belongs to an earlier castle and dates from the 13th century. The lower part of the tower was the only structure that survived a fire in 1489 CE. The castle was rebuilt around 1500 CE. The tower still features some 14th century murals while the younger parts of the castle contain some interesting 17th century stucco ceilings. There is a prominent crack running along the length of the keep tower. This is caused by the fact that the floors are anchored in teh side walls, but not the front and back walls, which are pulled apart as a consequence. However, measurements revealed that this crack is stable and is not getting worse. Therefor it is not repaired.
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Beautiful Brabant / Province Brabant – the Netherlands / - old abandoned farm – series - The Netherlands – Province Brabant – beautiful area with marvellous historical cities and quiet villages, woods, heath, and especially lots of farmland… This pic: On one of my walks during my holidays in Brabant , I came along an old farm that was empty and abandoned, maybe waiting for renovation – I could roam around on the compound and photograph to my hearts desire :D The well in the garden, worn down and almost completely covered by ivy and weeds was one of the most amazing photo-subjects of that morning :) / Technical and post-edit info: / Photograph made with Pentax K10D camera and Pentax 18-55 lens. / Pseudo HDR, made of 1 pic – in 3 different exposure values (using the DNG-file in Lightroom 2.5) – then processed as HDR in Dynamic PhotoHDR, and post processed in Photoshop 7.0 / Comments and feed-back always welcome. Thanks for looking :) / Oaks lane
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