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Friday Mystery Place – vol 27

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I thought that last week’s Friday Mystery Place would be pretty tricky to figure out, so I was pleasantly surprised when Petraisgone figured it out with relative ease!  You should go check out her blog, in which she describes her travels (a lot of them in the Netherlands and surrounding countries) and includes lots of photography to really make you feel like you’re there.

Her correct answer is that this is the Doelenpoort (aka St. Joris Poort) in Leiden in the Netherlands.  It is the entrance to the Doelen, which were the practice field for the town militia.  This gate was erected in 1645.

Now for this week’s mystery location…

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Where do we find this statue?

This rather imposing statue stands in a park, which is located in…

Technical Details

This image was captured with a Canon EOS 5D Mk II and an EF 24-105mm f/4L lens.  The exposure settings were at 1/125 seconds at f/8 and 320 ISO.

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6 responses to “Friday Mystery Place – vol 27”

  1. forgivingjournal Avatar
    forgivingjournal

    Too funny, Frank. I’m a seasoned traveler, and clearly not in the places that you know. I am grateful to learn about some new areas! Looking forward to seeing what this is. 🙂 No guesses here. Have a wonderful weekend, Frank and blessings to you.

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    1. jansenphoto Avatar
      jansenphoto

      Just more places to explore, Debbie! There are lots of destinations on my list that I haven’t been able to get to yet; all in good time!

      Have a great weekend,

      Frank

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  2. justbluedutch Avatar
    justbluedutch

    This is the statue of Queen Wilhelmina in Het Park in Rotterdam. She was Queen of Holland from 1890-1948. :)She become queen at the age of 10.

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    1. jansenphoto Avatar
      jansenphoto

      I knew that I could count on you to figure this one out 🙂 Yes, becoming Queen at age 10 with her mother as regent certainly stands out in the history books. Of course, the unusual name for the park, Het Park, literally ‘The Park’, is interesting as well. This park borders the Parkkade, which is a great location to walk the harbor area, and the Maastunnel complex with the Euromast standing proud at one corner.

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        justbluedutch

        Now I’m thinking why we haven’t seen this from our visit.Maybe next time.

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