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Mons: Waux-Hall Park

Mons: Waux-Hall Park

Waux-Hall Park, Mons, Belgium.

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Mons, Belgium

Mons, Belgium

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Baldwin I

Baldwin I

Baldwin I, sculpture in Mons, Belg.

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