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11 June 2007
A corner-saint in the Great Beguinage.
Most such statues that I saw in Belgium were of Mary, but I think this one might be of a Benguine because of her dress and because of the building that she holds. The statue also looks like it's a recent addition, perhaps installed by an artist living in the complex.
Benguinages were originally for women widowed by the crusades, but then became monastic settlements for women. Today, this one is used mostly as student housing for the large university in town (the oldest in BeNeLux).
In Leuven, Belgium

Date   6/11/2007 4:23:06 PM
Camera model   DSC-U30
Shutter speed   1/160
Aperture   f/4.0
Maximum aperture   f/2.8
Exposure bias   0.00
Exposure   Normal program
Focal length   5mm
Light source   Unknown
Flash   Off
Metering   CenterWeightedAverage
ISO sensitivity   100

 

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