Etiket: Monument
Documentary about German invasion of Coevorden: ‘There is a monument and nothing more’
On a bridge just outside Coevorden, a crew films a scene from the Second World War. Four Dutch soldiers who manage to slow down a group of 700 Germans for…
Why the barracks near Sellingen, part of a Jewish labor camp during the war, can become a national monument
The barracks and other parts of Camp De Beetse are in the picture for national monument status. To the delight of the foundation that manages the barracks and grounds. “We…
Music dome in the center of Emmen will become a municipal monument
The music dome on the Marktplein in Emmen will become a municipal monument. The mayor and aldermen have responded positively to an application from the Emmen Center Music Dome Foundation,…
North Korea demolishes monument symbolizing ties with South Korea | Abroad
The monument that symbolizes the bond between North and South Korea in the North Korean capital Pyongyang is no more. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently decided to kick it…
Monument in honor of the old Klazienaveen tram line unveiled
Exactly 120 years ago on January 14, the first tram ever stopped in Klazienaveen. An old boulder from the Rensenpark in Emmen has been transformed into a monument and is…
Manon (27) from Veendam removes a roadside monument for her mother after many thefts: ‘I no longer have confidence’
Manon de Groot removes the roadside monument for her mother in Veendam. Passers-by steal flower arrangements so often that De Groot no longer finds peace in the spot. Moreover, she…
The English press places the ugliest monument in the world in Barcelona
12/02/2023 at 1:52 p.m. CET The English media ‘The Telegraph’ has located the ugliest monument in the world in Barcelona The English media ‘The Telegraph’, has located the ugliest monument…
Amsterdam parties want monument for guest workers: “Recognition of their contribution”
A monument for the first generation of guest workers in Amsterdam. If it is up to the local factions of Denk, GroenLinks and the Labor Party, this should happen soon.…
Monument to Nazi resisters in Berlin smeared with swastika
Police blue light (symbolic image) Photo: dpa/picture-alliance From BZ/dpa A monument commemorating the Nazi resistance group “Red Chapel” in Berlin-Lichtenberg has been daubed with a swastika. The swastika was approximately…
Monument Peerke Donders is ‘one of the most complex statues’
Peerke Donders’ monument in Tilburg is ‘one of the most complex statues’ in the Netherlands. This is what Maria Grever, chairman of a committee that spent two years investigating controversial…