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Utrecht is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and had a population of 357,179 as of November 2019.
Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. It lost the status of prince-bishopric but remains the main religious centre in the country. Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city.
Utrecht is host to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as several other institutions of higher education. Due to its central position within the country, it is an important transport hub for both rail and road transport; the busiest train station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal, is in the city of Utrecht. It has the second highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam. In 2012, Lonely Planet included Utrecht in the top 10 of the world's unsung places.
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Pinokkio 06/03/2025 13h09
The arrival of the Efteling Grand Hotel will change the experience of the Fairytale Forest in some places. The monster fish suddenly swims near an enormous building that will become the hotel.
Pinokkio | August 2022 (construction of hotel has started)
Pinokkio
Pinocchio is a story about a wooden doll that wants to become a real boy and gets wiser by damage and shame.
In the Efteling it is the fifth representation on the route in the Sprookjesbos, between Roodkapje and the Rode Schoentjes. Via the Soldatenpoort it is the first fairytale on the right. It opened on 24 March 2016 as the 29th fairy tale in the forest. The depiction consists of the workshop of Geppetto, the Fox and the Cat, emerging from a barrel, and a pond where Pinocchio, along with his father, can be found in the mouth of a huge monster fish. The Italian-inspired fairy tale was designed by Robert-Jaap Jansen, who previously designed Vrouw Holle, and Alessio Castellani, previously responsible for Efteling media productions and even Italian. Pinocchio was built for an amount of € 2 million on the spot where previously In the North Pole and Captain Gijs stood. The latter was moved to the Ruigrijk.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 24/03/2016
Design: Robert-Jaap Jansen, Alessio Castellani
Music: René Merkelbach & Marco Kuypers
Storyteller: Alessio Castellani, Jeroen Verheij & Robert-Jaap Jansen
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Seen in Halifax Harbour 18 June, 2017. Dutch Submarine HNLMS ZEELEEUW.
The Walrus-class submarine is the only submarine class currently in operation in the Royal Netherlands Navy. They have been in service since 1990 and are all named after sea mammals.
Autumn light shining through the gate of Het Hof, a former medieval Augustine monastery, and place of the first independent State Council meeting of the Republic of the Netherlands in 1572. It losts its function as a catholic monastery following the protestant Reformation and underwent many changes through the centuries.
Flevopark 16/12/2020 12h26
The Anxiety Bunny in the Flevopark Amsterdam is huge.
ANXIETY BUNNY
Piet Parra (Amsterdam, 1976)
2018
Anxiety bunny, popularly called Angsthaas, is a work of art in Amsterdam East.
The Appelsap Fresh Music Festival organizes an annual hip-hop festival in the Flevopark in Amsterdam East. The organizers of that festival thought that modern art is only moderately represented in the art objects in public space in Amsterdam. They drew up a petition for the placement of such an artwork; that resulted in more than 1500 positive messages. Together with the Mondriaan Fund (contribution 35,000 euros) and sponsor WeTransfer, money was raised to have artist Piet Parra design a sculpture. Piet Parra came with a gigantic rabbit, three meters high and weighing 400 kilos, that is cowering in fear. Parra's sketch still showed upright rabbit ears; that idea was later abandoned by the artist; they were modeled against the skull. Parra did maintain his signature in the rabbit's pointed muzzle; this pointed head can be found in several of his works of art. The Blow Ups company in Heijen set to work to manufacture this "inflated" rabbit from a steel construction, PUR foam and glass fiber reinforced polyester. The artist himself called it a self-portrait, or a portrait of people who always complain about festivals. The East district issued a temporary permit to place the statue, but made a reservation: there had to be sufficient enthusiasm for this work. The statue was unveiled on 11 August 2018 during Festival Appelsap. From 22 May to 3 August 2019, the sculpture was loaned for an exhibition at Het HEM in Zaandam.
Delft is a popular tourist destination in the Netherlands, famous for its historical connections with the reigning House of Orange-Nassau, for its blue pottery, for being home to the painter Jan Vermeer, and for hosting Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Historically, Delft played a highly influential role in the Dutch Golden Age. In terms of science and technology, thanks to the pioneering contributions of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Martinus Beijerinck, Delft can be considered to be the birthplace of microbiology.
Museumplein 17/07/2021 18h12
The eye catcher of ArtZuid 2021 in the pond of the Museumplein. The huge sculpture made by KAWS is part of the 7th edition of the 2021 Amsterdam sculpture biennade.
GOOD INTENTION [2021]
KAWS (Brian Donnelly)
ArtZuid
ARTZUID is an international large-scale sculpture exhibition which takes place every two years in Amsterdam.
ARTZUID was established in 2008.The initiative came from United Art Consult led by Cintha van Heeswijck. From 2009 on, the exhibition takes place every odd year in the monumental Art-Deco district in Amsterdam, designed in 1917 by Hendrik P. Berlage. ARTZUID sculpture route starts at the Museum Square in front of the Rijksmuseum and stretches for 2,5 kilometers south along the Minervalaan, the Apollolaan and Churchilllaan and finally up to the Station Zuid.
Over a period of 4 months, 60 sculptures of established and emerging artists form an eye-catching spectacle. The biennale is attended by the average number of visitors of 375,000.
ArtZuid 2021 is from 1 July to 17 October, under the direction of curator Ralph Keuning. [ Wikipedia ]
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, as seen by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station for her Minerva Mission. She posted this image to her social media on 28 September 2022 with the following caption:
Hello #Amstedam! The famous canals are easy to spot even from space! I famosi canali di Amsterdam si vedono benissimo anche dallo spazio. #MissionMinerva
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Credit: ESA/NASA-S.Cristoforetti
Somewhere between Noordeloos *) and Gorinchem, a lonely runner making his way to the finish.
*) Noordeloos roughly translates as No North. Intriguing name.
This peaceful capture from Giethoorn shows boats drifting gently along green-lined canals beneath picturesque wooden bridges. The village’s lush foliage and quiet waterways create a dreamlike atmosphere, where every ripple adds to the serenity.
Immerse yourself in the lively atmosphere of the Alkmaar cheese market, where tradition meets festivity. Dressed in classic attire, cheese carriers transport bright orange wheels of Alkmaar cheese through the bustling streets.
The province of Zeeland has a coastline of 650 kilometers. In Waterdunen, the interplay between water and land is expressed. Waterdunen is an icon for Zeeland and proof that Zeeland is dealing with water differently today. Waterdunen is a delta work. But it is different from the delta works that we know as big works to protect Zeeland from the water. Waterdunen combines nature, recreation and tidal effects in an innovative coastal reinforcement with safety as a precondition.
The walk runs for a large part in the former polders and also goes partly through the dunes. This is where the river Schelde flows into the North Sea, a busy shipping route that leads to the port of Antwerp (Belgium). On the other side lies Flushing
Koninginneweg 09/05/2022 16h39
Tramline 2 about one month before the street was closed down for traffic due to major work in the street. This includes the tram. Tram line 2 will diverted from 30/05/2022 till 31/03/2023 via Van Baerlestraat, De Lairessestraat and Amstelveenseweg.
This 2092 was delivered to the GVB on 23/07/2003 and first seen on the streets in passenger service on 04/09/2003 on line 9.
More information:
Amsterdamse Trams (Cor Fijma)
Hartveldseweg 15/06/2023 07h37
On this day it was exactly one month ago that it rained and that is now clearly visible on this tram stredge through what should be grass in Diemen. CAF 15G 3049 tram just passed the municipal border of Diemen and in just a few minutes it will reach it's terminus Diemen Sniep.
This CAF Urbos 100 GVB 15G tram with fleet number 3049 was delivered to the GVB at 21/05/2021 and first put into service on 03/08/2021 on tram line 19.
More information about line 19:
Opened: 22/07/2018
Route: Diemen - Middenweg - Sarphatistraat - Weteringschans - Leidseplein - de Clercqstraat - Admiraal de Ruijterweg - Sloterdijk
Length: 15.4 km
Depot: Remise Lekstraat
Equipment: CAF 15G (GVB livery 3026 - 3069) and eventually Siemens Combino 13G (2001 - 2151) or 14G (2201 - 2204)
[ 02/2023 ]