Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight (Maastricht/NL)
Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight.
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Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight. On Maastricht's market square stands a statue (Est. july 10, 1904) of Jean-Pierre or Jan Pieter Minckelers (also Minkelers, Minckeleers) (1748-1824), a Dutch academic and inventor of coal gasification and illuminating gas and as the first to do this at a practical scale.
The invention was a result while searching for the best gas for balloon purposes, in the early 1780's gas filled Montgolfier balloons were widely used. The statue carries an "eternal" gas light. For sustainability and budget reasons, the "eternal" flame only burns via a programmed time clock during the evening, holidays and the whole month of December.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Minckelers.
Photo January 2013, Statue Jan Pieter Minckelers (july 10, 1904) after 109 years in time.
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Maastricht - Art
Maastricht, the capital and largest city of Limburg located on both sides of the river Meuse. Developed from a Roman settlement to a medieval religious centre, and today a thriving cultural and regional centre. It has 1677 national heritage buildings and member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight (Maastricht/NL)
Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight.
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Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight. On Maastricht's market square stands a statue (Est. july 10, 1904) of Jean-Pierre or Jan Pieter Minckelers (also Minkelers, Minckeleers) (1748-1824), a Dutch academic and inventor of coal gasification and illuminating gas and as the first to do this at a practical scale.
The invention was a result while searching for the best gas for balloon purposes, in the early 1780's gas filled Montgolfier balloons were widely used. The statue carries an "eternal" gas light. For sustainability and budget reasons, the "eternal" flame only burns via a programmed time clock during the evening, holidays and the whole month of December.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Minckelers.
Photo January 2013, Statue Jan Pieter Minckelers (july 10, 1904) after 109 years in time.
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Details
Maastricht - Art
Maastricht, the capital and largest city of Limburg located on both sides of the river Meuse. Developed from a Roman settlement to a medieval religious centre, and today a thriving cultural and regional centre. It has 1677 national heritage buildings and member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #statue #inventor #gaslight #Art in #Maastricht #Netherlands
Published at - Flickr - Google Photos and Maps