Restauratie van het zuidtransept in de Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek te Maastricht c. 1890 - 1915

This is a black and white photograph of the restoration of the south transept in the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek in Maastricht, probably captured by someone from Monumentenzorg. I imagine this wasn't about capturing a single moment, more about documenting a process, a shift, or maybe even a form of preservation. I wonder what the photographer felt standing here, documenting the repair. Did they see themselves as a guardian of history, carefully recording each change? The bare stone walls, the scaffolding – it's all so raw and exposed. You can almost feel the weight of time pressing down, and the work that went into building and rebuilding this place. Look how the light filters in, blurring the edges, softening the harshness of the scene. It's like the past is bleeding into the present. Makes you wonder about all the unseen hands that shaped this space, and how we're all part of that ongoing story.