Flemish Brabant
From the 18th century onwards, European gardens and parks were overrun by follies: useless buildings whose sole purpose was a decorative function. Think of fake caves, ruins of temples, abbeys or castles.
A century and a half ago, a neo-Gothic arcade, popularly known as 'the Galge' ('the gallows') sprung up in the middle of meadows and corn fields.
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