Canon PowerShot G9
ƒ/3.2
7.4 mm
1/60
80
in Bruges
“A béguinage comprises a courtyard surrounded by small dwellings. It is often encircled by a wall and secluded from the town proper by one or two gates.
The beguines were a religious women’s movement. Their success, according to the Belgian historian Henri Pirenne, was due to a surplus of women occasioned by violence, war, military and semi-military operations, which took the lives of many men. Great numbers of women had no option but to unite and collectively secure the aid of rich benefactors.” (wikipedia)
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