Main entrance to the UNESCO listed Kortrijk Begijnhof (beguinage), a town within a town in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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"The Flemish Béguinages demonstrate outstanding physical characteristics of urban and rural planning and a combination of religious and traditional architecture in styles specific to the Flemish cultural region. The Béguinages bear exceptional witness to the cultural tradition of independent religious women in north-western Europe in the Middle Ages. The Béguinages Constitute an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble associated with a religious movement characteristic of the Middle Ages associating both secular and conventual values. " UNESCO web site

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Location: Kortrijk Begijnhof, Kortrijk, Belgium
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
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