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Heusden is a town in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the towns Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch.
At the beginning of the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648), Heusden was occupied by the Spanish. In 1577, however, Heusden allied with William, Prince of Orange. William consolidated the town's strategic position near the river Meuse, and ordered fortification works to be constructed.
By the early nineteenth century, the defence works fell into disrepair and were dismantled. In 1968, however, extensive restoration works started, and fortifications were carefully rebuilt.
In 1980, the city of Heusden received the European Urbes Nostrae restoration prize.
A chaque fois que je zoome sur les Pays-Bas, je repense au proverbe appris grâce à mon collègue Andre Kuipers: « Dieu a créé le Monde, les Néerlandais ont créé les Pays-Bas ». Et de fait – une bonne partie des terres sur cette photo ont été gagnés sur la mer depuis des siècles : les fameux polders de vos cours de géographie. C’est justement sur une de ses étendues artificielles que travaillent des milliers d’ingénieurs de toute l’Europe, au Centre européen de recherche et de technologie spatiales (ESTEC), où sont testés nos satellites et où le bras robotique européen a été construit… avant de rejoindre la Station dans quelques semaines #spoileralert
The Netherlands is not the largest country in the world, but I still didn't manage to fit it all into the camera frame! I did get most of it, including ESA's technical centre ESTEC, the largest European Space Agency centre (above the white squares that are greenhouses). The European Robotic Arm was made near there that will be launched soon, after many years. Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers trained to install the European Robotic Arm before I even finished my studies !
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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About Zeeland
Wide, clean, easily accessible and sandy beaches; an isolated cove where you can let the sound of the surf wash right over you or a busy beach with an excellent choice of sporting activities: Zeeland has it all.
In winter it's great just to take a car and drive to the many spots along the coastline.
This photo was taken just before sunset just outside Vlissingen after a winter storm.
Países Bajos - Lisse - Jardines de Keukenhof
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ENGLISH:
Keukenhof (English: "Kitchen garden"; also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands. This Park covers an area of 32 hectares (79 acres) and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually. Keukenhof is widely known for its tulips, and it also features numerous other flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, roses, carnations and irises.
Keukenhof is located in the province of South Holland, south of Haarlem and southwest of Amsterdam in the area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek). It is accessible by bus from Haarlem and Leiden train stations as well as Schiphol. Though its grounds are open year-round for private affairs and festivals, Keukenhof is only open to the general public for a world-renowned 8 week tulip display from mid-March to mid-May,[5] with peak viewing arriving near mid-April, depending on growing season weather, which varies annually.
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www.amsterdam.net/es/parque-keukenhof
Keukenhof ("Jardín de la cocina", en neerlandés), es un extenso parque de más de 32 hectáreas con inmensos jardines de tulipanes, situado entre las localidades de Lisse e Hillegom, en los Países Bajos. También conocido como "el jardín de Europa", es uno de los lugares más bellos del país. Posee una impresionante colección de flores e híbridos de diferentes especies, invernaderos (donde se venden flores, bulbos y semillas), molinos antiguos, lagos, fuentes y grandes paseos. Todo el complejo tiene un bello tratamiento artístico por lo que las flores y lagos se convierten en la base de sus inmensas avenidas. Los terrenos del parque se encontraban dentro de las posesiones de la noble Jacoba de Baviera y se dice que fue ella misma quien le puso nombre, en uno de sus habituales paseos por la zona, con ese nombre al identificar la fragancia de las hierbas y especias con la cocina de su palacio. Tras su muerte los terrenos pasaron a manos de ricas familias de comerciantes que, conscientes de su atractivo, en el año 1840 encargaron a diversos pintores paisajistas un primer diseño de lo que sería el futuro parque. Para ello los autores se inspiraron fuertemente en el estilo inglés imperante en la época y utilizaron las flores como elemento esencial del diseño.
Yes, it is a car ferris wheel...
which seemed to have been booked out by the Citroen Car Club.
Randomly saw this during my first year living in The Netherlands, and thought it might be a common sight, so didn't bother to meter properly for the slide film I had in my camera at the time. But I never saw this thing again during the next three years.
At first glance, other than a slight tweak to the colours, you may think this is identical to my previous upload. Well, you'd be half right........ This is actually a mirrored shot of one half of it, something I thought might add to the slightly surreal nature of the image by removing all the subtle differences in the two halves.
Over the years I've seen many photos of the Piet Blom Cube Houses in Rotterdam, many of them have been a variation from this view. This is my attempt to create something a little different with a fisheye photo of the iconic Rotterdam Cube Houses.
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From Wikipedia "Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside."
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Zutphen is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km north-east of Arnhem, on the Eastern bank of the river IJssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. The name Zutphen (first mentioned in the eleventh century) appears to mean 'zuid-veen', or in English, south-fen. In 2005, the municipality of Zutphen was merged with the municipality of Warnsveld, retaining its name. In 2017, the municipality had a population of 47,423. Zutphen was a member of the Hanseatic League as far back as the 13th century. Although Zutphen is not large, it does leave a great impression, and not only because of its particularly attractive looks. The IJssel promenade offers the ideal opportunity to relax and enjoy the view across the IJssel river. Art lovers and fans of history will feel very much at home here.
Their 3 October celebration is around the corner; I have to ask our friend what it will be like this year, with social distancing.
Every October 3 the city celebrates the Spaniards abandoning their siege of the city in 1574. The city had been holed up to that point in starvation; the first food they ate after the Spaniards left was white bread and herring -- the annual celebration includes eating that food. You can read more at Wikipedia, and I have more shots in this album.
The Hague, Netherlands, as seen from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti for her Minerva Mission. She posted this image to her social media on 2 October 2022 with the following caption:
Hoe gaat het #Nederland? I love seeing the canals & little rivers meandering everywhere through the country, from Maastricht, to Utrecht & The Hague! A special shoutout to Noordwijk & @esa
#ESTEC, hosting an #ESAOpenDay today, come by! 😉 #MissionMinerva
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Credit: ESA/NASA-S.Cristoforetti
On my second day in Rotterdam I returned to the MVRDV designed Markthal as I didn't think I'd done it justice with my photos from the previous day. Still not really sure I did this as it's a difficult building to photograph for a number of reasons.
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From Wikipedia : "The Markthal (English: Market Hall) is a residential and office building with a market hall underneath, located in Rotterdam. The building was opened on October 1, 2014, by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. Besides the large market hall, the complex houses 228 apartments, 4600 m2 retail space, 1600 m2 horeca and an underground 4-storey parking garage with a capacity of 1200+ cars........
The inside of the building is adorned with an 11.000 m2 artwork by Arno Coenen, named Hoorn des Overvloeds (Horn of Plenty). The artwork shows strongly enlarged fruits, vegetables, seeds, fish, flowers and insects.
The artwork of Coenen was selected out of 9 international candidates. The work was made using digital 3D-techniques. This enormous file of 1,47 terabytes needed special servers, these are also used by Pixar Studios for making animated movies. The digital 3D-animation was separated in 4000 pieces and then printed on perforated aluminum panels. The 4000 aluminum panels are now on the inside of the hall. Right after the opening in 2014, the artwork got a lot of attention from around the world. Some called it The largest artwork in the world or The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam."
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The sun sets behind some of the Wilhelminapier towers on my second and final evening in Rotterdam.
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From the cityguiderotterdam.com website : "Wilhelminapier is a small peninsula, located at the south bank of the river Maas at the foot of the Erasmus Bridge. One modern building after another has risen here since the beginning of the new millennium and this makes Wilhelminapier the icon of modern Rotterdam!
You will find many striking buildings at Wilhelminapier and it's certainly worth a visit. One of the eye-catchers is the beautiful New Luxor Theatre, where many famous Dutch and international artists perform. The well-known Hotel New York can be found at the end of Wilhelminapier as well. This hotel used to be the headquarters of the Holland America Line (HAL), but now you can relax here at their outdoor terrace and enjoy the great view at the river Maas.
Rotterdam Skyscraper City
Above all Wilhelminapier is known for its skyscrapers. The Montevideo tower (152 meter), the World Port Center (124 meter) and the New Orleans tower (160 meter) are all clustered closely together, like in Manhattan, New York. The icing on the cake is a brand new building De Rotterdam, the biggest building of the Netherlands. "
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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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