2005 Beguinage Leuven, a photo from Flemish Brabant, Flanders

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Archive 2005 August

Beguinage of Leuven

From the end of the 16th century, and especially after the Twelve Years' Truce in the 17th century, the beguinage had a second flowering period with an afterglow until the French Revolution. The peak in the number of vocations is situated in one or two generations around 1650-1670, when the number of beguines rose to over 360. After that, the number of beguines through wars (including the Nine Years' War) and diseases fell to about 300 around 1700 (in the literature often unjustly highlighted) and until about 250 later in the 18th century. This short-lived peak also explains the homogeneity in the building stock, which almost completely came about in the years 1630-1670. It is also striking that the beguine population in Diest almost equal (although around 1700 calves a little faster) while in the Beguinage of Lier the bloom was later (which gave rise to a construction campaign in the Grachtkant, half a century after the last expansion in Leuven)

I hope that you enjoy it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Shooting Date/Time
3/08/2005 13:12:25
Owner's Name
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/400
Av(Aperture Value)
8.0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
22.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
Fine
AF Mode
AI Focus AF

pajaran, ikeharel, holmertz, fritzi007, Fis2, COSTANTINO, jean113, ricardomattos, ChrisJ, mcmtanyel, papagolf21, snunney, dale54, Cricri, adramad, cornejo has marked this note useful

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pajaran (102782) 2019-01-16 8:48

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa oblacima.
Lea ulica i stare fasade, lepa arhitektura.
Dobar tyekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

holmertz (92938) 2019-01-16 8:58

Hello John,
What a wonderful view. I love these dark brick walls and the cobbled street. The trees in the courtyards on both sides indicate pleasant areas inside the dark compounds. The photo gives us a long perspective along the street, where a few persons animate the view.
Kind regards,
Gert

mesutilgim (0) 2019-01-16 9:18

Hello John,
Another nice and interesting "oldie" in your gallery. Both the cobblestone pavement and nice brick fassades creates a wonderfull graphical effect.
Very good sharpnes and nice graphism. Good, usefull notes as well.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

BennyV (32570) 2019-01-16 9:34

Da's een mooie, John. Goed gebruik van de twee muren van baksteen aan de zijkanten van de kader en mooie diepte ook. De vader en de kindjes vormen een centraal punt waar alles mooi naartoe leidt.

Benny

fritzi007 (14698) 2019-01-16 11:46

Hallo John,
wirklich ein schönes Foto und Information, gut gemacht!

Einen schönen Abend
Wolfgang

Tue (82360) 2019-01-16 12:16

Hallo John,
Een mooi gezicht op het straatje met alle bakstenen gebouwen aan weerszijden. Het zijn mooie, warme kleuren op deze bewolkte dag met nog wat fris groen erbij ook. Goede scherpte en compositie.
Lars

Fis2 (155762) 2019-01-16 12:25

Witaj John!
Beautiful alley.
Excellent framing and perspective.
Wonderful walls and pavement.
Good colors, light and sharpness.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

cargus (13363) 2019-01-16 12:33

Scène de rue intéressant, animés des personnages, bâtiments bien encadrés, couleurs et un excellent contraste, une bonne image
Cordialement
Adrian

emka (152388) 2019-01-16 12:44

Hello John, So many old photos lately on TE. Beautiful red bricks houses from this beguinage in Leuven. It is a fascinating city. Wonderful view of this narrow cobbled street. Nice inclusion of the family going. I visited beguinages in some other towns as well. I found them very interesting.

KInd regards MAlgo

Periko (8387) 2019-01-16 13:02

Hello John
The red bricks and the cobbled street, as well as the cloudy sky, create a special atmosphere. Beautiful picture. You have a great photographic archive.

Tfs & best regards

COSTANTINO (104259) 2019-01-16 13:06

Hello dear John and have a nice time
and a happy new day
I love these dark breek walls
I love everyhting in this photo and
particularly the peaceful landscape
regards
Costantino

jean113 (22131) 2019-01-16 13:28

Hello John, this is a delightful scene, the beautiful bricks are testimony to the age of the buildings.
An excellent point of view, and as always, excellent sharp focusing.
Thank you, this one is going to my favourites.
Regards Jean.

carlo62 (81265) 2019-01-16 13:45

Ciao John
molto belle queste architetture in mattoni rossi, bello il luogo, purtroppo ho visto solo quello di Brugge.
Ottima foto, bella prospettiva a cui partecipano anche delle persone ravvivando la scena.
Saluti
Carlo

ricardomattos (15086) 2019-01-16 15:00

Hi dear John

Very unique street this with nice red brick walls . I lik also the depth here and those people coming walking.

Cheers

Ricardo

ChrisJ (160138) 2019-01-16 18:06

Hi John

A charming 17the century cobblestoned street with good sharpness and superb diminishing linear perspective with the converging lines leading the eye inexorably towards the bg. Tfs!

mcmtanyel (58830) 2019-01-16 20:36

Hello John,
What a pretty street! I love the textures and the perspective.
Regards,
MT

abmdsudi (88621) 2019-01-16 21:03

Hi John
I call this Chocolate Box Cottage, such a lovely setting I thought it's some sort of hidden place. Lovely saturated colours there and beautifully laid out but the green vegetation is just begging to fill it up and balance out the image, the visitors are there to make it happen! Excellent shot and sharing the info notes, Congrats
Best regards

ifege (32433) 2019-01-16 22:23

Hi John
Good photo of the old street and it needed the people to break up the lines.
Cheers
Ian

papagolf21 (152601) 2019-01-16 22:55

Bonjour, cher ami John,
Des superbes trésors qui dorment, il faut effectivement les montrer.
J'aime beaucoup l'ambiance qui se dégage de cette prise de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe

snunney (130967) 2019-01-17 1:50

Hello John,
What a delight to look along this beautiful street with these lovely brick built houses. The people provide a suitable focal point to which we are guided by the cobbled roadway. Superb rendering of the colours and all that delightful textural detail.

Royaldevon (75584) 2019-01-17 7:25

Hello John,

This is a wonderful scene and your photographs shows the historic buildings and roadway with exquisite details. It really feels like a step back in time! Only the figures, dressed in modern clothes, bring it into the 21st century!
I like your chosen viewpoint, the converging buildings ensuring that viewers follow your intended route and have opportunity to perceive the ancient, cobbled road surface as well the graceful, red-brick buildings.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Nicou (193806) 2019-01-17 8:01

Hello

quelle ruelle et pavage sueprbe avec les personnes et ce rendu sur les deux facades cette brique ocre fantastique rendu des tons et cadrage sueprbe
Bravo et belle soirée
Nicou

Silvio1953 (205890) 2019-01-17 8:34

Ciao John, great perspective on beautiful place, lovely composition with walking people, fine details, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jmdias (103052) 2019-01-17 10:25

john

lovely the texture of these rustic façades, mixing the colors of these bricks and the cobblestones in the street. very nice visual.

take care

jorge

dale54 (17456) 2019-01-17 12:03

john my friend good evening and hello to you...this is a wonderful-scenic part of town,i always love these quaint old side streets! tfs dale

rychem (72179) 2019-01-18 8:45

A very nice photo of the old narrow street, a bit of romanticism, brick houses and a coblestone street, seemingly nothing special, but a romantic corner regards Ryszard

Cricri (176) 2019-01-20 4:19

Bonjour John
Bonne perspective, la présence des personnes sur la route de vieux pavés, les façades de briques rouges, bien composer et présenter
Bon dimanche
cricri

Soleil avec 0°D a 13h20

adramad (67078) 2019-01-20 10:47

Hi John.
What a wonderful street that would move us centuries ago, if it were not for the tourist with his shorts and family, ideal brick facades and that cobbled street, the green of trees in the courtyards is a perfect touch.
Very beautiful colorful, in a few tones, very attractive.
Good management of brightness and superb sharpness.
Very well done. My congratulations.
All the best and have a good start to the week.
Luis.

cornejo (61504) 2019-01-25 10:54

Hello John, very good view of this interesting street with interesting buildings, very well composed and captured in this good and beautiful picture. An interesting image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and beautiful work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy weekend.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.