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Art Nouveau doors leading to the Swiss Room at the Ursuline Institute in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Belgium. Access via the gallery surrounding the majestic Winter Garden. [OC]
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Saint-Michel Church in Pont-l'Évêque, located in the Calvados department, Normandy region, France, as restored after World War II. [1436x1915][OC]
u/FOllie65 — 1 day ago
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The traditional Alsatian half-timbered style of the Unterlinden tithe court in Eguisheim, Alsace, France. Established in 1051 and originally attached to Hohenbourg Abbey, this medieval courtyard is now a vineyard. [OC]
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Traditional Gothic stube from a Val Pusteria farmhouse in the Dolomites, built around 1500, acquired by the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum (Tiroler volkskunstmuseum) in Innsbruck, Austria, where it has been on display in its original state since 1929. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 3 days ago
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The "Battle of Waterloo" House (Huis De Slag van Waterloo), located at number 11 Waterloostraat, in the famous Zurenborg district of Antwerp, Belgium. Designed in 1905 by the architect Frans Smet-Verhas, this building exemplifies a particularly extravagant and eclectic Art Nouveau style. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 4 days ago
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The only stained-glass window in the Autrique house, a modest home built in Brussels (Belgium) in 1893 by Victor Horta. It was his first private residence, and in it, one can discover his early experiments that were the precursors of Art Nouveau.[OC]
u/FOllie65 — 5 days ago
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Interior of the Wieskirche (Wies Pilgrimage Church), located in Bavaria, Germany. It is a masterpiece of Bavarian Rococo architecture, built between 1746 and 1757 by the Zimmermann brothers. The church is famous for its detailed ceiling frescoes, intricate stucco work, and Baroque organ. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 6 days ago
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The Saint Joseph Altarpiece, a remarkable neo-Gothic work located in the ambulatory of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium. [2760x3680][OC]
u/FOllie65 — 6 days ago
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The striking granite craftsmanship of an 18th-century "Solar Joanino" (Baroque Urban Palace) overlooking the Lima River front in Viana do Castelo, Northern Portugal. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 6 days ago
Ceiling of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium. [3000x4000][OC]
u/FOllie65 — 7 days ago
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Interior of the Church of Saint Catherine in Honfleur, Normandy, France. It is the largest wooden church in France and one of the oldest in Europe. It was built in the 15th century by shipwrights using shipbuilding techniques, hence its ceiling shaped like an upturned boat hull. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 9 days ago
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A Baroque oak confessional/relic display space located in the Church of St. John the Evangelist (Sint-Jan-de-Evangelistkerk) of Park Abbey in Leuven, Belgium. [2588x3452][OC]
u/FOllie65 — 9 days ago
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The magnificent Ursuline Winter Garden (Wintertuin Ursulinen), an Art Nouveau gem in Belgium. The original marbrite tables, with their deep reflections, attest to its refined elegance and invite contemplation. [OC]
The history of the institute is fascinating. In 1841, a local priest asked the Ursuline nuns to provide free education for local girls. To fund this mission, they opened a boarding school that achieved immense international success. This led to a virtuous cycle of architectural improvements, culminating in this Winter Garden—the school’s crowning jewel.
u/FOllie65 — 10 days ago
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Interior of the Theatine Church (Theatinerkirche) located on Odeonsplatz in Munich, Germany. [2853x3805][OC]
u/FOllie65 — 11 days ago
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Café De Schacht, located at the corner of Sint-Jacobsmarkt and Sint-Jacobstraat in Antwerp, Belgium. The building is a traditional corner house ("diephuis") built of brick and sandstone, typical of the first half of the 17th century. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 11 days ago
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The former Grand Hotel Metropole, a masterpiece of Neo-Baroque architecture located in Antwerp, Belgium. It was designed by the Antwerp architect Frans Van Dijk and erected in 1899. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 12 days ago
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The imposing pilgrimage church of Wies (commonly known as Wieskirche), a masterpiece of Rococo architecture located in Wies, a tiny hamlet in Bavaria, Germany. [1898x2530][OC]
u/FOllie65 — 12 days ago
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The historic refectory of Park Abbey, located in Heverlee near Leuven in Belgium. The Baroque high-relief ceiling is the masterpiece of the German-born artist Jan Christiaen Hansche, created in 1679. [OC]
u/FOllie65 — 13 days ago
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Saint Catherine's Church (Sint-Catharinakerk) is located in Maaseik, Belgium. Built of brick in a classical style around 1845, it replaced an older collegiate church that had fallen into disrepair. [2790x3720][OC]
u/FOllie65 — 13 days ago
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Central Library of the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium. This iconic Flemish Neo-Renaissance building was constructed between 1921 and 1928 to replace the previous library, which was destroyed during the First World War. [OC]
The imposing bell tower houses a famous carillon, and the building has become a major symbol of the city and its academic history.
KU Leuven, founded in 1425, is one of the oldest Catholic universities still in operation in the world and the largest university in Belgium.
u/FOllie65 — 13 days ago