Brandaris


① memo 20161231 ~ Brandaris ~ The Brandaris lighthouse (1594) on the dutch Wadden Sea island Terschelling , last christmas eve. The first Brandaris was built in 1323, but collapsed around 1570 when the sea ate away that part of the slowly shifting island, and next this one was opened 1594.

Saint Rumbold’s Silhouette


① memo 20160820 ~ Saint Rumbold’s Silhouette – The flat-topped silhouette of the Saint Rumbold’s Cathedral’s tower is easily recognizable and dominates the surroundings in Mechelen , Belgium. Aerial view from the Kazerne Dossin museum ; note the road works in the Goswin de Stassartstraat.

Film* by Michel van der Burg – michelvanderburg.com (CC BY-SA 4.0) August 18th 2016 session of Wiki Loves Art Belgium , in Kazerne Dossin, Mechelen , Belgium. * A special cut with no burned-in text will follow later this month at Wikimedia Commons.