Mons

Doudou (3)

Halberd-bearer outside the Collegiate Church of Sainte-Waudru, during the ‘Doudou‘ (Ducasse de Mons), Mons, Belgium (14 June 2014). © Rudolf Abraham Nikon D700 & 50/1.4G Photo copyright © Rudolf Abraham. All rights reserved. Images may not be copied, stored, distributed or published in any form without prior written permission from Rudolf Abraham. To license this …

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Grand-Hornu

The UNESCO-listed Grand-Hornu mining complex, near Mons, Belgium. © Rudolf Abraham Built in the early 19th century in Neoclassical style by French entrepreneur Henri De Gorge and designed by architect Bruno Renard, Grand-Hornu is surrounded by Utopian, neatly arranged streets of worker’s housing (pictured below), and developed into one of the largest mining companies in …

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Mons (5): disco on the Grand Place

Mons, Belgium. Weekend of inauguration of Mons as European Capital of Culture 2015 (24 January 2015). Pictured here, following the main opening ceremony performance of Envolée chromatique, the Grand Place (main square) turns into a huge euphoric dance party. © Rudolf Abraham Photos copyright © Rudolf Abraham. All rights reserved. Images may not be copied, …

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Mons (4): Hot tubs

Mons, Belgium. Visitors brave January temperatures (it was snowing in the morning) to enjoy an outdoor Finnish hot tub (and a few cans of Jupiler). Shot last weekend during the inauguration of Mons as European Capital of Culture 2015 (24 January 2015). © Rudolf Abraham Photo copyright © Rudolf Abraham. All rights reserved. Images may …

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Mons (3): Painting with Van Gogh

Mons, Belgium. Preview of the Van Gogh exhibition ‘Van Gogh in the Borinage – Birth of an Artist’ at BAM (Beaux-Arts Mons). Pictured here, Van Gogh’s bedroom – an interactive installation based on his painting ‘Bedroom in Arles’ (of which there are three versions, one of them in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam), with …

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