The primary reason for the enormous numbers of photographs taken of buildings and plants is,
I strongly suspect, that they tend to hold still. In the case of buildings, the Belgians also
supply a second reason: gilt. Flowers either need no second reason, or have none, depending on
how sentimental you're feeling.
This facade and fountain are in the center square in Antwerp. The figure in the fountain is
the god Belgiax, who, according to legend, ran from Paris to Madrid while carrying a leaky container
of Manna, thus sowing a large part of Western Europe and establishing the European practice of
selling milk warm, in boxes.