An Elaborate Totem in Brabant

Posted by PahaPlager · Sep 26, 2026 · 112 views

How long these remain intact in Europe is an open question. Many, if not most, have fallen into disrepair and decay. It would be a pity to see them all disappear. “When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything". G. K. Chesterson

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Camera: Sinar f
Lens: 90mm Nikkor SW
Film: Fujichrome (sleeved)
Format: 4x5
Subject: Landscape
Posted from: Kirkland WA

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thinbegin Sep 26, 2026

Is this what we (in the U.S.) would call a mausoleum? Does it house the departed remains of someone?

PahaPlager photographer Sep 27, 2026

No, it’s a way stop for weary travelers to pray along their way. They have existed since early Christendom throughout Europe.

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