Etiket: monuments
After his victory in Paris-Roubaix, the question is: can Van der Poel win all cycling monuments?
A week after Mathieu van der Poel said that we live in the era of Tadej Pogacar, he himself gave the best reason to question that claim on Sunday. Because…
More than 1,400 fascist monuments in Italy, new map | Abroad
A new digital map shows the spread of the symbols of the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini, who ruled from 1922 to 1943. It shows that the Italian landscape is…
Millions extra for Groningen monuments | News item
News item | 19-10-2022 | 14:10 9.5 million euros will be available next year for the maintenance and restoration of monuments in the earthquake zone in Groningen. The popular subsidy…
Help national monuments to be preserved and inhabited
Atmospheric image of the Zaanse Schans during a sunny winter day.Statue Joris van Gennip What would the Netherlands be without our cultural heritage? Without churches, without Dutch windmills? Can’t see…
Thousands of monuments can be visited again on Open Monument Day
Thousands of national monuments throughout the country can be visited again on Saturday and Sunday. During the 36th edition of Open Monuments Day, the public can once again become acquainted…
Did you know? These 5 homes in Zoetermeer are national monuments
Flemingstraat 49 Farm Akkerlust, as Vlamingstraat 49 is also known, dates from 1866. It looks a bit different now than it used to! Would you like to know more about…
Jewish monuments in Edam ‘taped’ because of large groups of peeping tourists
Seven Jewish stumbling blocks in Edam’s Grote Kerkstraat have recently disappeared. Residents screwed a wooden plate over it with the text: ‘in connection with nuisance guides’. According to them, busloads…
West Flemish buildings and monuments turn blue
West Flemish buildings and monuments turn blue The Rijselpoort in Ypres and the town hall of Kortrijk, among others, were illuminated in blue last night. In this way, the cities,…
Hardware store for pre-war monuments: “It’s a candy store”
In Alkmaar there is a Monumentsloods where you can find things to renovate your house in a historically responsible way: a Gamma or Praxis avant la lettre, so to speak.…
Breda honors Nassau history with knights and open monuments
Horses, knights, drums and a single bagpipe; Breda’s city center seemed to be back in the Middle Ages on Whit Monday. The Baroniestad celebrated Nassau Day. Because the cradle of…