File:Netherlands-4434 - Begijnhof (12083201423).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (6,000 × 4,000 pixels, file size: 22.62 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description
English: The Begijnhof is one of the oldest inner courts in the city of Amsterdam. A group of historic buildings, mostly private dwellings, centre on it. The buildings in the court are tall, characteristically Amsterdam-style town-houses, emphasizing the court's relatively private character. The Begijnhof is the only court whose houses have addresses bearing the name of the court itself.

In about 1150, a group of women came together to live in a religious community, primarily to look after the sick. These were, in effect, the first ‘Beguines’.

The women were not nuns and nor did they live in the seclusion of a convent. They had no founders nor did they make lifelong vows.

It is not known exactly when the Beguinage was founded. The first time the word ‘beguines’ was used was in an official document of 1307 found in the accounts of the Bailiff of Amstelland.
Date
Source Netherlands-4434 - Begijnhof
Author
Dennis G. Jarvis    wikidata:Q122977591
 
Dennis G. Jarvis
Alternative names
pseudonym: archer10; Archer10
Description photographer
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q122977591
Please see the license conditions. Also, if used outside WMF projects, the photographer would appreciate if you'd let them know

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by archer10 (Dennis) 117M Views at https://flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/12083201423 (archive). It was reviewed on 2 March 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

2 March 2018

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current17:03, 2 March 2018Thumbnail for version as of 17:03, 2 March 20186,000 × 4,000 (22.62 MB)Artix Kreiger 2 (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2Commons

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata