Beguinage of Mechelen
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The Beguinage of Mechelen is a historic enclosed quarter in the Belgian city of Mechelen that once housed a community of beguines, known for its preserved medieval and early modern urban layout and religious heritage.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beguinage
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
Flemish architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected heritage site ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue |
religious heritage
ⓘ
urban heritage ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
religious refuge for lay women
ⓘ
semi-monastic female community ⓘ |
| hasPart |
church
ⓘ
conventual houses ⓘ enclosed courtyards ⓘ narrow streets ⓘ small squares ⓘ walls ⓘ |
| hasUse |
religious community housing
ⓘ
residential quarter ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | Flemish Béguinages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageProtectionLevel |
international
ⓘ
national ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mechelen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flemish Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInEcclesiasticalTerritory | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| namedAfter | beguines ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Mechelen ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningType |
enclosed quarter
ⓘ
medieval urban layout ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.