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Utrecht, The Netherlands
Main entrance of building "De inktpot", built between 1918 and 1921, designed by George van Heukelom.
Currently the ProRail head office.
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“Utrecht (/ˈjuːtrɛkt/ YOO-trekt, Dutch: [ˈytrɛxt]; Utrecht dialect: Ut(e)reg [ˈyt(ə)ʁɛχ]) is the fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the province of Utrecht. The municipality of Utrecht is located in the eastern part of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and includes Haarzuilens, Vleuten and De Meern. It has a population of 361,699 as of December 2021.
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. In 1579, the Union of Utrecht was signed in the city to lay the foundations for the Dutch Republic. 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 home 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 hub for both rail and road transport; it has the busiest railway station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal. 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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De Stadhuisbrug is een brug over de Oudegracht in de binnenstad van Utrecht. Aan de Stadhuisbrug zijn naast het stadhuis en de hoofdvestiging van de gemeentebibliotheek ook diverse winkels gelegen. In de bestrating van de brug is een windroos te zien. De Stadhuisbrug is in 1547 ontstaan door de verbinding van twee oudere bruggen, de (zuidelijke) Huidenbrug en de (noordelijke) Broodbrug, die tezamen een overkluizing vormen. Het was vroeger bekend onder de naam De Plaats. Op deze plek vonden vroeger de afkondigingen plaats.
Utrecht, The Netherlands
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The old water tower in Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Utrecht, Minrebroederstraat 21 (NL) 01-08-2023
Sint Willibrordkerk
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De SGMm-stellen 2993+2975 rijden vanuit Baarn de buurtsporen van station Utrecht Centraal binnen; een heuse NCS-trein. De 2975 is voorzien van een Sandite-installatie om gladheid van sporen tegen te gaan.
“The Dom Tower (Dutch: Domtoren 'Cathedral Tower') of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.32 metres in height. It is considered the symbol of Utrecht. The tower was part of St. Martin's Cathedral, also known as the Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382, to a design by John of Hainaut. The cathedral was never fully completed due to lack of money. Since the unfinished nave collapsed in 1674, the Dom tower has been a freestanding tower. The tower stands at the spot where the city of Utrecht originated almost 2,000 years ago.
Design and construction
Its construction led preacher Geert Groote to protest against the vanity of such an immense project, suggesting it was too tall, too expensive and all but aesthetic.
The tower consists of two square blocks, topped by a much lighter lantern. One of the most striking features is the absence of visible buttresses. Upon completion in 1382 the tower stood 109 metres tall. However the height was increased during the restorations in 1910, to its present height of 112.5 metres.
The Dom tower was a multifunctional building. In addition to being a belfry, it contained a private chapel of the Bishop of Utrecht on the first floor. It also served as a watchtower; the tower guard was housed on the second floor of the lower square block.”
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