<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">hofjes</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31460557</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:03:56</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hofje</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">old man&apos;s house</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">old men&apos;s homes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">old women&apos;s home</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">old women&apos;s homes</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Almshouses built surrounding a courtyard. Unique to the Netherlands, these are intended as housing for the elderly, primarily single women, and are administered as charitable institutions originally financed as legacies by wealthy individuals, or founded by municipal authorities.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>