The Drentsche Aa National Landscape is a national park located in the Dutch province of Drenthe on the west side of the Hondsrug. It consists of the cultural landscape surrounding the valley of the ...
The Westergasfabriek is a former gasworks in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, now used as a cultural venue.In the 19th century the Imperial Continental Gas Association (ICGA) built four coal gas plants in ...
The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) is a cultural institute for architecture and urban development, comprising a museum, an archive plus library, and a platform for lectures and debates. The ...
... interest to the city's residents of Surinamese, Antillian, Turkish, and Moroccan origin, giving the market and neighbourhood a strong multicultural feel.
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The Melkweg (English translation: "Milky Way") is a popular music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located on the Lijnbaansgracht, near the Leidseplein, a prime nightlife center ...
Paradiso is a rock music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.It is housed in a converted former church building that dates from the nineteenth century and that was used until 1965 as ...
... century, the Zaan district was dotted with windmills, which processed materials such as linseed, used in the paint industry, and agricultural products such as mustard seed and wood. By the mid-17th century, ...
... and adults with its cultural, romantic and nostalgic themes and its variety of amusement rides. It is twice as large as the original Disneyland park in California and predates it by three years. The park ...
Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. ...
... Following the Napoleonic occupation, there was a period during which the town gradually turned its back on the sea. It developed to become the market for the entire West Frisian agricultural region. Stallholders ...
... cultural protection policy is no longer applied. The following Top 100 also includes a list of the most important stained glass, church bells and organs.
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7. The blossoming of the Golden Age
The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was a superpower in Europe in the seventeenth century: economically, politically and culturally. The period was ...
... – many from abroad – this exuberant celebration has become one Europe’s most popular gay events.
The Canal Parade reflects the city’s cultural mix and “live and let live” ...
... Nes 43. It aims to promote the Flemish cultural identity in the Netherlands. There are regular exhibitions, concerts and performances, and not just by Flemish artists. It also has a café-restaurant ...
... (grachten), museums and liberal attitudes
* Arnhem — green city on the Rhine: Sonsbeek, Veluwe and Meinerswijk, old quarters and mansions, cultural events
* Delft — ...
... of cultural and linguistic differences.
They can be divided in four regions:
* Western Netherlands (Flevoland, North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht)
Commonly called the Randstad, this ...
... impressive Afsluitdijk was finished, which turned the inland sea into a fresh water lake called the IJsselmeer. The Zuiderzee Museum in lovely Enkhuizen is devoted to the cultural heritage and folklore ...
... is buried, still stands. A bust of Stuyvesant can be found in the courtyard of the West India House in Amsterdam. The secretariat of the John Adams Institute, the United States’ cultural institute ...
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The Canal Parade reflects the city’s cultural mix and “live and let live” attitude. The parade route is lined with a fascinating mix of spectators: gays and lesbians, parents with ...
... gives Groningen a strategic prominence over a vast area – with all the attendant economic and cultural dynamics that naturally come with that position. Add to this the fact that Groningen has been ...
... acquainted with the city when (sports) clubs, events, cultural institutions and political parties in Groningen present themselves to the new Groningen residents.
University museum
The University ...
... bold publishing arm.
Our position in the cultural field is unique. Witte de With is an alternative to the more traditional museums of modern and contemporary art, to artists’ initiatives and ...
... agri-food business, fisheries, nature management organisations and agricultural research institutions and their counterparts in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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... the Netherlands is the world's third largest agricultural exporter?
* the Netherlands was one of the European Union's founding nations?
* the Netherlands has at least 15,000 km of cycle tracks? ...
... matched by its renowned architecture. The Van Abbe and other excellent cultural institutions make Eindhoven an important center for modern and applied art, one that's just an 80-minute train ride from ...
... of Nassau. The prince built a defence wall around Goes, which is still partly present. In the centuries thereafter Goes did not play an important role, except as an agricultural centre. In 1868 a railway ...
... Spoorwater designed the Grote Kerk, the fortifications, the Cisterne and the town hall. During this period of prosperity, the cultural centre was located at Sandenburgh castle, the residence of the noble ...
... Nederland (Netherlands Agricultural College), which was based on the previous agricultural college founded in 1876, and which later became Wageningen University.[6] This initiated the development from ...
... of course, the cheese city of The Netherlands. Visit the traditional cheese market and enjoy this charming cultural city. With its wealth and academic fame.
Leiden was the second most important city ...
... an adventurous nature reserve in Haringvliet. The island’s former agricultural landscape has been restored to its natural (rugged) glory. Tiengemeten is a haven for plants and animals, as well as ...
... It sounds more German than Dutch, partially explained because German has been the shared cultural language of the municipality for centuries, and in some ways, it still is.
Tourism is regarded as ...
The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) is a cultural institute for architecture and urban development, comprising a museum, an archive plus library, and a platform for lectures and debates. The ...
... to both children and adults with its cultural, romantic and nostalgic themes and its variety of amusement rides. It is twice as large as the original Disneyland park in California and predates it by three ...
Wadden Sea Landscape - young and unique. The wadden region is relatively young. It only formed during the post-glacial period, around 7000 years ago.
Although even now sandbanks and dunes are ...
... Antonis Keldermans and Evert Spoorwater designed the Grote Kerk, the fortifications, the Cisterne and the town hall. During this period of prosperity, the cultural centre was located at Sandenburgh castle, ...
... makes this area attractive to tourists.
The region is characterised by wide sandy ridges of flat land (cleared from dunes from 1650 to 1955 for agricultural use and human habitation), sandy soil between ...
... the financial aid promised to them and other guarantees given to the Amsterdam city council by the Sephardic community, despite the religious and cultural differences between the Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazim ...
... entire West Frisian agricultural region. Stallholders and shopkeepers devoted themselves to trading in dairy produce and seeds. When the railway and metalled roads came to Hoorn in the late nineteenth ...
... at a rapid pace, redefining and expanding its already impressive skyline every time you visit and presenting new cultural and sporting events to surprise and delight you. Its ever-changing nature makes ...
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The Atelier Building
The Atelier Building is a venue for the preservation and management of Dutch cultural heritage, housing a centre for restoration and conservation, scientific practice, research ...
... in the form of special series, festivals, multimedia concerts and exhibitions.
Cultural location
The Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ serves as a cultural anchor - one of the links connecting the ...
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The whole of Hellendoorn and the western parts of both Rijssen-Holten and Twenterand historically belong to the cultural region of Salland, but to the city region of Twente.
Etymology
Various ...
... Music Hall.
Paradiso, a rock-music venue and cultural centre.
Melkweg, a pop-music venue and cultural centre.
The Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, specializing in contemporary classical ...
... grow into an inspiring cultural meeting place.
Ample Room
EYE’s building features four modern film auditoriums: one with 315 seats, two with 130 seats and one with 67 seats. There is ample ...
... In fact, the number and variety of foreign residents (especially the expatriates) makes the city quite culturally diverse, with many foreign pubs, shops and cultural events.
The Hague is the largest ...
... century, became the most important cultural center of medieval Holland. The abbey was protected by the House of Egmond, which eventually became a powerful noble family. The three towns of Egmond have been ...
... on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1722. Further discoveries on the same journey included islands of the Tuamotu group, now part of French Polynesia.
Cultural institutions
Zeeuws Museum ...
... of the Netherlands; then, Amsterdam became its cultural centre and most populous city.
Utrecht is host to Utrecht University, the largest university of the Netherlands, as well as several other institutes ...
... own city theatre (Stadsschouwburg), located on the Turfsingel; a big theatre and concert venue called Martini Plaza; and another major cultural venue on the Trompsingel, called the Oosterpoort. Vera is ...
... going out, there are numerous bars on the Market square, Stratumseind (Stratum's End), Dommelstraat, Wilhelmina square and throughout the rest of the city. In addition to the more culturally oriented ...
... and one exhibition on a historico-cultural theme. Per annum the Kunsthal draws an audience of on average 200.000 visitors.
More info: website Kunsthal
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The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) is a cultural institute for architecture and urban development, comprising a museum, an archive plus library, and a platform for lectures and debates.
The ...
... museum acquired its current name.
The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) is a cultural institute for architecture and urban development, comprising a museum, an archive plus library, and a platform ...
... halls and 20 theaters, Amsterdam has a booming cultural life. A special canal boat (the ‘museum boat’) links 20 of the major museums. A special Museum Pass entitling holders to free entry to ...
... Orchestra.
The Stopera, combined town hall and opera house.
Heineken Music Hall.
Paradiso, a rock-music venue and cultural centre.
Melkweg, a pop-music venue and cultural centre.
The Muziekgebouw ...
... the capital of the duchy of Lower Lorraine.
During the 12th century the town flourished culturally. The provosts of the church of Saint Servatius held important positions in the Holy Roman Empire ...
... canals and narrow streets, and has many historic buildings (and some ugly new ones). The nearby beaches and dune reserves are easily accessible from Alkmaar itself. Inland is a historic agricultural landscape, ...
2013 promises to be a festive year for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. A number of the city’s most important cultural institutions are marking significant milestones and a range of special events have ...