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Yesterday I went to Velofollies in #Kortrijk. As I had some time to kill before the train to arrive for te way back, I decided to visit the #begijnhof. Situated not far from the cities Grote Markt, it turned out to be an excellent decision as there wasn't too much people (as you will be able to tell from the pictures.)
It's recently been renovated and a #UNESCO #Heritage site. Really enjoyed it. The #Pentax #Q7 and 08 wide Zoom did too.
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It's recently been renovated and a #UNESCO #Heritage site. Really enjoyed it. The #Pentax #Q7 and 08 wide Zoom did too.
#blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #belgium #visitbelgium #belgie #ontdekbelgie #belgique #anciennebelgique #travel #travelphotography #travelpics #Pentaxq #editedincaptureone
Well, there are two upsides to this: a nice building has been preserved and one has another nice photo spot.
That said, I still have mixed feelings to what the city of #Antwerp did with the #Havenhuis. To quote someone whom I showed my photos: "It is as if a giant extra-terrestrial ship has landed and laid a giant egg..."
The Havenhuis is a former #firestation that was used until the late nineties for the #harbour of Antwerp nearby. The lower section is a replica of a former Hanseatic house (neo-traditional style) and got protected status. Since it could not be demolished, Port of Antwerp decided to write out a competition to which an Iraqi-British architect, Zaha Hadid, won. On top of the building came an upper section in concrete and glass in the form of a ship (reference to the harbour) with the glass in #diamond sections (reference to Antwerp as a major diamond trading city.)
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That said, I still have mixed feelings to what the city of #Antwerp did with the #Havenhuis. To quote someone whom I showed my photos: "It is as if a giant extra-terrestrial ship has landed and laid a giant egg..."
The Havenhuis is a former #firestation that was used until the late nineties for the #harbour of Antwerp nearby. The lower section is a replica of a former Hanseatic house (neo-traditional style) and got protected status. Since it could not be demolished, Port of Antwerp decided to write out a competition to which an Iraqi-British architect, Zaha Hadid, won. On top of the building came an upper section in concrete and glass in the form of a ship (reference to the harbour) with the glass in #diamond sections (reference to Antwerp as a major diamond trading city.)
#architecture #silentsunday #travel #travelphotography #thisisbelgium #belgium #schoonbelgie #ontdekbelgie #belgie #belgique #voicibelgique #pentax #pentaxphotography #pentaxk5 #pentaxk1 #editedincaptureone #nightsky #nightphotography