La porte de Hal by Mayliah
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Hello everyone! Here is something a bit different from the cheerful flowers as of late. It is the "Porte de Hal," located in the Saint Gilles community of Brussels, Belgium. It is the last remaining gate of the second medievel defensive wall of the city.
Built in 1381, the tower gate served its original purpose until 1564. During the long period of time after the tower was no longer needed for defensive purposes, it has also been used to store grain, as a "temple luth
Comments (8)
Zacko
OOOOOH!!! What a perfect B/W shot!!! You NAILED those tones Stefanie!!! Excellent capture for sure!!! OOoh ooooh, know what would be cool? Some selective coloring on that green plant (me=swedish...me not also much of a botanist, lol) crawling up on the fasade. EXCELLENT WORK!!! Have a wonderful day #:O)
chrysalide
Nice architecture and b&w photographie. have a good day
joost48
Marvellous image in B/W-Great capture and well done.I have seen it many many times and it's beauty surprise to me everytime.
DELMUR
beautifull image ;perfect BW, and it's true for the scale!
pm_hackworth
Amazing composition and POV VOTE
kimariehere
thanks you for doing the research!! i love this history and the shot is totally fantastic!!! YES!
cynlee
a wonderful shot, excellent clarity & contrast.. really like the figure there for added interest & scale & ty for the history too :]
caro_gigi
This picture is just incredible!!Great shot, really. The light inside is also vry nice...