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Detail above gated entrance to the Begijnhof, Amsterdam, The Netherlands #136446358
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Pictured are architectural details above gated entrance to the Begijnhof, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The old Begijnesloot gate, restored in 1907, dates from 1574 and has a gable stone depicting Saint Ursula, patron saint of the Amsterdam beguines, lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.