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GrootBegijnhofLeuven

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View/Description :	Beguine convent buildings with arm of the Dijle river.
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View/Description :	Beguine convent buildings along Dijle river.
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View/Description :	Beguine convent buildings with cobbled street and enclosure wall.
Image Creator :	Heidi S. Raatz
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View/Description :	Beguine convent buildings with cobbled street.
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Work ID :

GrootBegijnhofLeuven

Title :

Groot Begijnhof (Beguine Convent)

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Date (of work) :

founded c. 1230, buildings c. 17th century

Location/Site :

Belgium, Flanders, Vlaams-Brabant, Leuven [TGN]

GIS Coordinates :

Lat: 50 53 00 N degrees minutes			Lat: 50.8833 decimal degrees
Long: 004 42 00 E degrees minutes			Long: 4.7000 decimal degrees

This Beguine convent, founded in c 1230, first included the district near the church. In the 17C it was extended, covering an impressive area of approx. 7ha/15 acres. It is the largest Beguine convent in Belgium. The university bought it in 1962 and restored it as closely as possible to its original state. The houses have since provided accommodation for students and lecturers. The last nun died in 1988. This is a picturesque group of buildings, crisscrossed by two arms of the Dijle and enclosed by a curved brick wall. The houses were also built of brick. They have small arched doorways and some of them, like the houses in the Spanish district, have quaint alcoves decorated with statues. Several of the dwellings have gardens. [The Green Guide: Belgium, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Michelin Travel Publications, 2001, p. 229]

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convent [AAT]

begijnhof

beguinage

brick