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gable stone
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dirk van baekenes


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Ingang van't Gesticht van Dirck van Baekenes voor Vrouwen acht en twee mael ses

Ingang van't Gesticht van Dirck van Baekenes voor Vrouwen acht en twee mael ses
Gable stone above an entrance.

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofje_van_Bakenes
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 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
But this is old Dutch, which makes it more difficult.
Ingang = entrance
vant = van het = of the
gesticht = institution (nowadays gesticht only has the meaning mental institution)
van = of
Dirck van Baekenes = Dirck van Baekenes (the name of the founder)
voor = for
vrouwen = women
acht en twee mael ses = eight and two times six. This is a small riddle which is explained on the wikipedia page:
(8 + 2) x 6 = 60 (minimum age for entering into the almshouse)
8 + (2 x 6) = 20 (maximum number of women which could be housed).
10 years ago.

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