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Timeless village facades. Wandering in the silent small streets of Limeuil surrounded by only old, medieval even older houses. It's a steap walk up-hill that leads to an excellent panorama to enjoy the surrounding landscape and rivers. It's like the village didn't change at all, the many traces in architecture show a long history back in time.
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Limeuil - Architecture
The village of Limeuil, located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers historically both commercially and strategically on the highways of trade. This region was primarily a wine-producing area for subsequent delivery downstream to Bordeaux, on large, flat-bottomed "gabarres". Nowadays a very nice historical village and on the list of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France", the most beautiful villages of France.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #house #Architecture #LPBVF in #Limeuil #France
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Oldest church in town.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #architecture #medieval - #urban #medieval #monument / #History at #Medievalcenter in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Oldest church in town, only some small structures show what's left of the oldest church with the current church build on top of it.
Photo August 2019, Medieval center (14th century) after +/-669 years in time.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
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A warm crown at the Winterefteling. Cozy campfire on the Winterefteling, you can still warm up comfortably.
Photo December 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Winterefteling
Winterefteling - an event during the winter months. The park is decorated in a pleasant winter atmosphere like open campfires and decorations of snow and icicles, without being to cold to visit
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Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #campfire #Winterefteling #Winterefteling #Marerijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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City logo.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #architecture #signs - #urban #medieval #monument #townhall at #HoteldeVilledeSarlat in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Photo July 2017, Hotel de Ville de Sarlat (Est. 1623) after 394 years in time. In the year 2023 it's 400 years since.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
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The end of the winter is on the horizon! It's time to be rechaged by Solar Power at the beach, with a wide horizon ahead of us, warm rays of the sun in a glowing sunset
Photo: Recharging by Solar Power at the beach - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #weather #sunset - #beach / #WeatherPhotography at #Strand in #Hellevoetsluis, #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
Nice little streets in city center.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #shopping - #urban #medieval #monument / #History at #Medievalcenter in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Old streets and little shops - many touristic shops in this populair historical town. The real gems are the smallest in town. The inner city of the city is rich in historic streets and facades, this also makes it a popular location for recording films.
Photo August 2002, Medieval center (14th century) after +/-652 years in time.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
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Sparkling nights along the canals. The appearance of Christmas lights brings light to the darkness. The reflection of light in the water and in windows create a beautiful atmosphere in the old town. Great for a walk around the days of Christmas.
Photo: Sparkling nights along the canals - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #Lichtjesavond #Christmas - #event / #EventPhotography at #Citycentre #Lichtjesavond in #Delft, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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Delft: Lichtjesavond - Event Photography
Lichtjesavond, an annual event in the center of Delft. Of course the event itself is fun, but the sparkling Christmas decorations adorns the historic city center for days.
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Detail "Fontein Graaf Willem II" (anno 1883). De Binnenhoffontein is een fontein op het Binnenhof in Den Haag ontworpen door Pierre Cuypers.
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The Hague - Binnenhof
The Binnenhof - a complex of buildings in the city centre of The Hague, Netherlands, next to the Hofvijver. It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as well as the Ministry of General Affairs and the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Built primarily in the 13th century, the Gothic castle originally functioned as residence of the counts of Holland and became the political centre of the Dutch Republic in 1584. The Binnenhof is among the oldest Parliament buildings in the world still in use.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binnenhof.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #architecture #history #Binnenhof #DenHaag #NL
Basta! That's a lot of Pasta.
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With all those fresh vegetables around, you have the ideal ingredients for a perfect meal. Some cheese from the cheese shop to finish it, simple but very tasty.
Photo March 2023, Landwinkel Klok (2012) after 11 years in time.
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Landwinkel Klok - Shopping
Supermarket Landwinkel Klok - Apples, pears, plums and cherries are grown on this farm in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way. In the old barn you will find a large country shop, where you can find many other healthy products besides fruit. There is farm cheese, fresh farm dairy, local beef, vegetables & fruit, and many organic foods.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #pasta #Shopping #landwinkel #farmersmarket #LandwinkelKlok in #Vierpolders #Netherlands
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Fun with various acts, only some simple drops of water did the trick. Kids loved it.
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Circus Herman Renz - Circus Renz is the largest circus in the Netherlands, and has been touring the Netherlands and other countries since 1911. Became very popular during the cooperation with "Bassie and Adriaan". They still exist but from 2015 without any performing wild animals.
See : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Herman_Renz
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About Pixels - #act #fun - #event #circus #Hellevoetsluis #NL
Many stalls with old crafts (Capture of Brielle/Netherlands) - Many stalls with old crafts, nice to see how each chisel has its own cut.
Photo April 2012, Capture of Brielle (April 1, 1572) after 440 years in time.
In 2022, Capture of Brielle (1572) after 450 years.
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Capture of Brielle
April 1st, 1572 - the capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen. A turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War. Militarily the success was minor as the port of Brielle was poorly defended by the Spanish, but it provided the first foothold on land for the rebels at a time when the rebellion was all but crushed, and it offered the sign for a new revolt throughout the Netherlands which led to the formation of the Dutch Republic.
The Watergeuzen were led by William van der Marck, Lord of Lumey, and by two of his captains, Willem Bloys van Treslong and Lenaert Jansz de Graeff. After they were expelled from England by Elizabeth I, they needed a place to shelter their 25 ships. As they sailed towards Brielle, they were surprised to find out that the Spanish garrison led by the Spanish "Iron" Duke of Alva protagonists was poorly defended. On the evening of April 1 in 1572, the 600 men sacked the port, rammed the city gates, defeated the Spanish soldiers and liberated Brielle as the first Dutch city in the Netherlands from de Spanish .
Nowadays a very popular annual UNESCO event with lots of Watergeuzen, Spanish soldiers and medieval dressed people in a city center all dressed up just like then on that historical day.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Brielle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Brielle #Netherlands / #CaptureofBrielle #UNESCO #event
Le Gamin et le Chocolat.
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Tins with cacao a boire, also cacao powder.
Photo May 2023, Chapon - Chocolaterie de Meaux (2012) after 11 years in time.
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Chapon Chocolaterie - Chocolaterie de Meaux
Since 2012, Patrice Chapon produces his own chocolate in the "Atelier de Torrefaction". After several years of research and meticulous restoration of the Torréfacteur, the Cacaotarare and La Conche machines to transform the cocoa beans into very high quality chocolate he was ready for a modern production, with old tools, with complete control of the manufacturing process of creating his own unique chocolate.
Info: chapon.com.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #gift #cacaopowder #Chapon #Chocolaterie #ChocolateriedeMeaux #ChaponChocolaterie in #Meaux #France
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Historical silent streets. It's a very nice walk in this old French village with many silent streets, some houses are very old and mostly stiil inhabited. The streets breath so much of history, some decennia, most of all some ages in time.
Photo July 2017, Monflanquin (1256) after 761 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Architecture
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history#street #facade #Architecture in #Monflanquin #France
Fireworks show at Sleeping Beauty Castle. A stunning show with music, various sorts of lighteffects and lots of firework.
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - completed in 1992, for the park's 12 April opening, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 50 meters (160 ft) tall. The Castle is home to a dragon, which, at 27 meters (89 ft) from head to tail, was the largest Animatronic figure yet built when the park opened in April 1992. The walkthrough attraction consists of a dimly lit cavern with the large dragon sleeping silently. Occasionally it will 'wake up', puffing smoke and growling. The building also contains La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures. La Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round, and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures, are located on ground floor.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #show #firework #SleepingBeauty #castle - #DisneylandPark #FR
Disney Parade at Sleeping Beauty Castle around the Central Plaza with an impressive show and presentation. Shows like Disney Stars On Parade and Disney Magic On Parade are performed everyday.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #parade - #DisneylandPark #FR
Meet the full cast of actors after the show at "La Legende des Chevaliers". It's so nice to speak to the performers in person, ask questions and to take a close look at the armour, the dressed up horses and to see how proud they all are about the show presented.
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La Legende des Chevaliers - a very spectacular mostly equestrian show with lots of acrobatic horse rides, medieval armor, weapons and kids friendly fights and most of all lots of humour. They perform a medieval type fantasy story about some brave knights and dames and some nasty orcs. Kids just love it!
See: www.equestrio.fr
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About Pixels - #Event #LegendedesChevaliers #Equestrian - #Provins #FR
A small outdoor flower market, with beautiful flower and plant displays. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning the flower market transforms the Town Hall’s plaza making it look like a colorful painting.
Photo: Colorful flower market - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D70) / #square #market - #urban #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #flowermarket in #AixenProvence, #BouchesduRhone - #France
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Italië in geur en kleur.
Ook als het om wat leuke Italiaanse planten gaat.
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Italie evenement
Het "Italië Evenement Smaak en Stijl" is een jaarlijks evenement voor Italië liefhebbers bij Kasteel de Haar in Haarzuilens. Verspreid over verschillende themapleinen en langs de sfeervolle straten van het kasteelpark laten meer dan 200 exposanten, kunstenaars, koks en artiesten het beste van Italië proeven en beleven.
Info: www.italieevenement.nl.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #shopping #event #Italieevenement in #Haarzuilens #Netherlands
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Very detailed elkhorn fern sculpture.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #architecture #chateau - #castle #monument #Jardinremarkable / #ChateaudeFrance #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
Very decorative elkhorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) sculpture, one of the many ornaments and decorations in excellent state.
Photo August 2013, Chateau-des-Milandes (Est. 1489 by the Lords of Coumont) after 524 years in time. In the year 2039 it's 550 years since.
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Chateau des Milandes - One of the most romantic castles has to be Château-des-Milandes (Est. 1489). It has to forms of defence like regular castles. In medieval history it was the former manor mainhouse of the lords of Coumont, owners of the nearby Chateau Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. The castle is renovated between 1900 and 1914, between 1940-1968 inhabited and owned by Josephine Baker. Nowadays it's a well preserved caste, a monument historique, jardin remarkable, with a brassery, bird of prey show and a unique museum and exhibition dedicated to Josephine Baker.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_des_Milandes.
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Saigon style restaurant interior.
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The restaurant interior is nicely decorated using simple but effective decorations creating a relaxed atmosphere.
Photo December 2022, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 8 years in time.
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Markthal - Saigon Caphe Markthal
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #horeca #SaigonCapheMarkthal #Markthal #SaigonCaphe #Markthal in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Pumpkins - colorful and decorative.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #pumpkin - #event #fair / #SeasonFair at #KwekerijRoest #Pompoenfair in #Vierpolders, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
It's almost like with the condenced colors of the past months, a harvest in september when the rest of nature begins to fade into autumn. In all sizes, shapes and forms. They are also called Winter squash, an annual fruit representing several species of the Cucurbita. Harvested and eaten in the mature fruit stage when the seeds within have matured fully and the skin has hardened into a tough rind. At this stage, most varieties of this fruit can be stored or used for decorative and culinairy purposes for months to come.
Photo September 2017, Pompoenfair Kwekerij Roest (anual editions 2004-2018).
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Pompoenfair - The Pompoenfair, an anual popular event at Kwekerij Roest from 2004 until 2018. An event with about 120 variations of pumpkins, regional culinairy highlights, market stalls, workshops and various other participants.
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The beauty of Le Village Gaulois.
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The beauty of Le Village Gaulois. Stunning park and village views, it's almost like being there in the comic story.
Photo May 2022, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 33 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #house #themepark #architecture at #VillageGaulois #LaGaule #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Moderne Commando of Marinier.
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Dutch Special forces, maybe a "Green Beret", who suddenly appear "from the shadows" when necessary.
Photo March 2019, Nationaal Militair Museum (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Nationaal Militair Museum
The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) (Est. 2014) is a museum that focuses on the Dutch Armed Forces in past, present and future, with extra attention to the collections of the Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force derived from the Legermuseum from Delft and the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum from Soesterberg which were merged into the NMM.
Info: www.nmm.nl.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #commando #Specialforces #museum #NMM #NationaalMilitairMuseum in #Soest #Netherlands
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Whale skeletons.
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Whale skeletons - huge in size and still alive in the sea. Where would we be if these animals became extinct ....
Photo October 2013, Naturalis (research institute) (1820) after 193 years in time.
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Naturalis - Naturalis Biodiversity Center
A research institute and natural history museum originally founded in 1820. The current collection has over 42 million objects and thus belongs to the global top five in the biological field.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #whale #NaturalisBiodiversityCenter #museum #Naturalis #Naturalis in #Leiden #Netherlands
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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.
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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.
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Antiques and Kitch, something old and something new.
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Buytenlust Festival
Buytenlust Festival, an annual event on the atmospheric Hofwei in Oostvoorne. A festival with music, Food and Lifestyle market, good food and drinks provided by a variety of food trucks. Also a range of vintage cars, workshops and a dress market for the children.
Jacoba van Beieren and her entourage are also present as hostess. The historic castle is her former country residence.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burcht_van_Voorne.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Oostvoorne #Netherlands / #BuytenlustFestival #event #Buytenlust #festival #JacobavanBeieren / #Brocante
Gedenkplaat Bevrijding Maastricht US Old Hickory 30th Divisie.
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Gedenkplaat Bevrijding Maastricht US Old Hickory 30th Divisie.
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Vrijthof
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 / #monument #WO-II #OldHickory #30thDivision #Vrijthof in #Vrijthof #Netherlands
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Zwanen Prinses.
Photo: Winners of the Lampoin Parade - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #lampions #attendees #awardceremony - #evenement / #LampoinParade at #Lampionoptocht in #Hellevoetsluis, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
September 2015, Lampionoptocht (1st anual edition 1948) after 67 years in time. In the year 2023 it's 75 years since.
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Hellevoetsluis - Tht anual Lampoin Parade in Hellevoetsluis (since 1948). A festivity with lots of home made lampion decorations with a nice parade in the first darkness of the september evening. Still early enough for the many children who really enjoy this event.
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A la Ville de Sarlat.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #architecture #medieval - #urban #medieval #monument / #History at #Medievalcenter in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Medieval and monumental facades abound. The inner city of the city is rich in historic streets and facades, this also makes it a popular location for recording films.
Photo August 2019, Medieval center (14th century) after +/-669 years in time.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
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Motorcycle across the Kleine Geul.
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At a surprisingly beautiful smal private terrace, a vintage-dressed motorcyclist is standing next to a motorcycle on the footbridge. He inflates the tires that are visibly deflated, but everyone knows he may never leave. It is unclear whether this is art, it has been there for many years. A little further on there is also art, a statue of a naked lady who looks relaxed over the river Kleine Geul. Privately owned and it is unknown who the artist is.
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Valkenburg - Art
The name of Valkenburg aan de Geul refers to the central town of this municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul. Since the 12th cntury sieges and conquests have been the recurrent theme in the history of Valkenburg, especially in connection with Valkenburg castle, Today a very popular town with lots of visitors the whole year round.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_aan_de_Geul.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #bridge #art #motorcycle #Art in #Valkenburg #Netherlands
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La Roque St. Christophe reconstructed.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #replica #model - #RoqueSaintChristophe #abri / #Architecture at #LaRoqueStChristophe #RoqueSaintChristophe in #PeyzacleMoustier, #Dordogne - #France
A nice model how La Roque St. Christophe looked like at a unknown time before expulsion of all inhabitants and the complete destruction of the structures and the fortifications by the Catholic French King Henry III. Like always, it's hard to find his reason to order this. Maybe because it's somewhere under a catholic carpet among many other religious events..
Note: this model was very dusty, faded colors and a low light location. It would be nice to see a much better presentation.
Photo August 2013, La Roque Saint-Christophe (Abri) (Settlements, Neolithic period 55000BP- destruction 1588) after 57013 years in time.
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Roque Saint Christophe - La Roque Saint-Christophe (one of the 147 exceptional prehistoric UNESCO sites since 1979) is a large limestone rock with rock dwellings (abris sous-roche in French) along the river Vézère near Peyzac-le-Moustier in the Dordogne region. The cliff is one kilometer long and towers over the road below and the river Vézère at about a hundred meters. The rock has five terraces that were created on the one hand by the erosion of the river water 60 million years ago and on the other hand by the action of frost on the limestone during the ice ages of the Quaternary era.
The earliest dating is the Moustérien period, the caves, dating from the Middle Paleolithic era, were first inhabited as a shelter in the Neolithic period. There are traces that people already lived here 55,000 years ago and a skeleton of a Neanderthal of about 40,000 years old has been discovered. People also lived there in the Iron Age, remains such as tools and an engraving of a Madonna from the Gallo-Roman era from the first century AD. In 976 it became a fortress to protect against the Normans. During the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) the fortress served as a fortress against the English. In the sixteenth century, the city and the fortress were occupied by the Protestant Huguenots. Finally in 1588, the Catholic French King Henry III ordered expulsion and the complete destruction of the structures and the fortifications.
Nowadays, reconstructions show what life must have been like in the fortress, such as the medieval construction site, forge, drum winch (a kind of winch), quarry, armory and a kitchen from the year 1000 of the fortress.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roque_Saint-Christophe.
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Medieval scenes and all dressed up (Capture of Brielle/Netherlands) - Medieval scenes and atmosphere, various streets and locations with lots of people dressed up for the event.
Photo April 2018, Capture of Brielle (April 1, 1572) after 446 years in time.
In 2022, Capture of Brielle (1572) after 450 years.
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Capture of Brielle
April 1st, 1572 - the capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen. A turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War. Militarily the success was minor as the port of Brielle was poorly defended by the Spanish, but it provided the first foothold on land for the rebels at a time when the rebellion was all but crushed, and it offered the sign for a new revolt throughout the Netherlands which led to the formation of the Dutch Republic.
The Watergeuzen were led by William van der Marck, Lord of Lumey, and by two of his captains, Willem Bloys van Treslong and Lenaert Jansz de Graeff. After they were expelled from England by Elizabeth I, they needed a place to shelter their 25 ships. As they sailed towards Brielle, they were surprised to find out that the Spanish garrison led by the Spanish "Iron" Duke of Alva protagonists was poorly defended. On the evening of April 1 in 1572, the 600 men sacked the port, rammed the city gates, defeated the Spanish soldiers and liberated Brielle as the first Dutch city in the Netherlands from de Spanish .
Nowadays a very popular annual UNESCO event with lots of Watergeuzen, Spanish soldiers and medieval dressed people in a city center all dressed up just like then on that historical day.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Brielle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Delftware tiles with Sea Beggars. they were at the start of the Dutch Uprising at Sea acting as pirates or freebooters and also made the coastal villages unsafe.
Delftware or Delft pottery, also known as Delft Blue[1] (Dutch: Delfts blauw), is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, a form of faience. Most of it is blue and white pottery, and the city of Delft in the Netherlands was the major centre of production.
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Historisch Museum Den Briel - a Dutch museum located inside Brielle's former weigh house and local prison, built in 1623 in the historical city of Brielle. Previously known as the "Trompmuseum", after Brielle-born Maarten Tromp who defeated the Spanish fleet in the Eighty Years' War.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historisch_Museum_Den_Briel
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A few examples to see in a Warhammer 40,000 shop. Mostly handpainted figures scenery objects including a creative designed terrain. It's always nice to catch some good close-up photos of this world. Many handpainted models are highly detailed.
Photo: Warhammer figures, weaponry and structures - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #tabletop #game - #Warhammer / #Shopping at #Shop #GamesWorkshop in #Aachen, #NorthRhineWestphalia - #Germany
May 2019, Warhammer Game (Est. 1983) after 36 years in history.
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Aachen: Games Workshop - Shopping
One of the most popular tabletop miniature wargames in the world. Set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is beset by hostile aliens and malevolent supernatural creatures constructed and painted by hand. The models in the game are a mixture of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and magical powers and includes objects and structures.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000.
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Menukaart Restaurant Pieke Potloed.
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Menukaart Restaurant Pieke Potloed, ook goed voor een aantal lokale specialiteiten zoals "Knien in 't Zoer" en "Sjinske aon 'n Kneukske".
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Restaurant Pieke Potloed - een leuk restaurant in de oude binnenstad waar diverse regionale delicatessen op de menukaart staan.
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Maastricht - Bistro Pieke Potloed
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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Zomerse muziek met de "Amazing Stroopwafels". Altijd vaste gasten en iedere keer een groot succes.
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Mont Martre aan het Haringvliet - een thema evenement in Hellevoetsluis met een Frans tintje. Kraampjes, muziek, mooi weer en veel bezoekers
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African music instrument.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #shopping #market - #urban / #Shopping at #Market in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Nice handmade African music instruments, one of the many goods for sale including African Gucci.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
Snow! Enjoy the snow at Anton Pieck.
Anton Pieck's gnome who normally says "Paper here!" calls now seems to be panicking that there is snow. Now that is a special experience in the Efteling, but the Netherlands itself is indeed in turmoil when there is exactly (only) such a thin layer of snow.
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Winterefteling - an event during the winter months. The park is decorated in a pleasant winter atmosphere like open campfires and decorations of snow and icicles, without being to cold to visit..
Photo January 2014, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 62 years in time.
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Efteling - Anton Pieckplein
Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Powerful boats with fishing competitors, some boats and engines are very advanced.
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World Predator Classic - the Netherlands hosts the annual televised "World Predator Classic", a Pike, Perch and Zander fishing competition with the town of Hellevoetsluis as the base. It's an important fishing contest with competitors from many countries
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Calanques and cliffs along the Mediterranean coast.
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The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.
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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.
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Wijnproeverij verkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018. Tijd om voor dit nieuwe seizoen de beste wijn te kiezen.
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Mosselgilde Wijnverkiezing 2018 - Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018
Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018 - een culinair evenement georganiseerd door het "Mosselgilde" waarbij diverse wijnkenners uit een selectie van wijnen de beste keus voor het Mosselseizoen 2018 mochten kiezen.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Garden fence with Josephine Baker initials.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #garden #fence #logo - #park #castlegarden at #ParcJosephineBaker #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
Fence detail decoration with the initials JB (Josephine Baker) halfway the lower garden. The redesigned garden reaches from the castle all the way down to the river Dordogne with Parc Josephine Baker, it includes a "Music Hall" theatre, outdoor stage and a villa, today a restaurant. It's like she just left, still there, so authentic and an extra treasure to discover.
Photo July 2014, Josephine Baker (Born as Freda Josephine Baker / June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) after 39 years in time. In the year 2025 it's 50 years since.
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Chateau des Milandes - One of the most romantic castles has to be Château-des-Milandes (Est. 1489). It has to forms of defence like regular castles. In medieval history it was the former manor mainhouse of the lords of Coumont, owners of the nearby Chateau Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. The castle is renovated between 1900 and 1914, between 1940-1968 inhabited and owned by Josephine Baker. Nowadays it's a well preserved caste, a monument historique, jardin remarkable, with a brassery, bird of prey show and a unique museum and exhibition dedicated to Josephine Baker.
I get a kick out of shoes.
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One might not be standing in the way...
Photo May 2022, La Vallée Village (2000) after 22 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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La Vallee Village
Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Culinairy gem of Zeeland.
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Restaurant BRU17, located in a colorful building with a spacious terrace directly on the fishing port. You smell the fresh salty sea, you see the oyster beds, the best place for a culinary surprise.
Photo May 2012, Restaurant BRU17 Habraken (2012) after 0 years in time.
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BRU17 Habraken
Visrestaurant BRU17 Habraken, a restaurant and fish shop specializing in mussels and many types of fresh fish and sea specialities.
The restaurant has numerous regional fish specialties on the menu and the adjoining fish shop has a wide range of products to choose from. Together they form a culinary gem in Zeeland. BRU17 is the second location along with the shop and smaller restaurant in the harbor of Stellendam.
Info: www.bru17.nl.
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The relaxing life of Lemurs.
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I's very nice to watch the large lemur population in the park. Many lemur species are represented, including the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), the red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), the crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus), and the red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer). These lemurs roam freely about the park, and occasionally interact with visitors.
Photo May 2016, Parc des Felins (October 14, 2006) after 10 years in time.
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Parc des Felins
Parc des Félins (Est. 2006) is a zoological park in France dedicated to the breeding and conservation of wild members of the cat family. It is located in the commune of Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux in Seine-et-Marne. The park covers an area of 60 hectares (150 acres). It's a unique Zoo because it's without cages, the parc uses enclosures only that provide a near natural habitat for the animals. For example, the African cheetahs have an enclosure with enough space for them to run.
The park is divided into four large sections with various enclosures: European, African, American and Asian. Of the 41 recognized species of felines in the world, the park has 30 different species and subspecies, with a total of 140 cats. This includes species like cheetahs, lions, Servals, wild cats, leopards, Caracals, white lions, black panthers, a Katanga lion, jaguars, Ocelots, margays, Geoffroy's cats, Oncillas, pumas and bobcats. The jaguarundis which are very rare in European zoos. Most recent addition are black footed cats.
In addition to the felids, there is a large lemur population in the park. Many lemur species are represented, including the ring-tailed lemur, the red ruffed lemur, the crowned lemur and the red-bellied lemur. Many of the lemurs roam freely about the park, and occasionally interact with visitors.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_des_Félins.
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Het anders wat sobere aangezicht van de winter is veranderd in een opeens licht witte omgeving na een nachtje met aangevroren rijp als resultaat. En koud was het zeker.
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Hellevoetsluis - Weerfoto
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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The sculpture "De Glazen Engel" by Rotterdam artist Herman Lamers stands on the Grote Markt in the center of Zwolle, directly opposite the Grote or St. Michael's Church. The sculpture depicts the Archangel Michael, the patron saint of the city of Zwolle.
This imposing sculpture, 3.5 meters tall, is constructed from approximately 325 to 350 thick panels of green-tinted glass glued together. Due to the layering and transparency, the angel's appearance constantly changes with the light.
The sculpture was unveiled in 2010 and serves as a contemporary counterpart to the bronze statue of the Archangel Michael that stands on the roof of St. Michael's Church.
The counterform (the mold) of this glass sculpture, made from the remaining parts of the glass panels, has stood at the main entrance of Isala Hospital in Zwolle since 2013..
Photo: Sculpture "De Glazen Engel" - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 15 Pro) / #sculpture #angel #ArchangelMichael - #urban #art / #ArtPhotography at #Centre in #Zwolle, #Overijssel - #Netherlands
Archangel Michael (Est. 2010 by Herman Lamers), photo October 2025 after 15 years.
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