The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is a Reformed Protestant church and former Catholic cathedral located on the central market square (Grote Markt) in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Another Haarlem church called the Cathedral of Saint Bavo now serves as the main cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. History Saint Bavo saves Haarlem from the Kennemers. Dated 1673 but showing legend from 1274. Now in the collection […]
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Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened in 1923. It is the most visited amusement park in Scandinavia, attracting about three million visitors annually. Additional to the summer season, the park is also open during November and December, albeit with fewer rides operating, hosting a Halloween season with various house of horrors and a Christmas market with traditional Swedish […]
Teylers Museum is an art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the museum is the neoclassical Oval Room (1784), which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), the so-called Fundatiehuis (Foundation House). Pieter Teyler was a wealthy cloth merchant and […]
Riddarholmen Church is the church of a former medieval abbey in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the final resting place of most Swedish monarchs. Riddarholmen Church is located on the island of Riddarholmen, close to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. The congregation was dissolved in 1807 and today the church is used only for burial and commemorative purposes. Swedish […]
The Ten Boom Museum is a museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands, dedicated to The Hiding Place, the subject of a book by Corrie ten Boom. The house where the museum is located was purchased and restored in 1983 by the Corrie ten Boom Fellowship, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation governed by a board of directors. Mike Evans serves as the chairman of the […]
The Museum of Medieval Stockholm centrally located north of the Royal Palace, was constructed around old monuments excavated in an extensive archaeological dig (dubbed Riksgropen, “National/State Pit”) in the late 1970s. Part of Stockholm‘s city wall, dating from the early 16th century, was also found. In order to make the finds accessible to the general public, a planned subterranean garage had […]
The Frans Hals Museum is a museum located in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The museum was established in 1862. In 1950, the museum was split in two locations when the collection of modern art was moved to the Museum De Hallen (since 2018 called Hal). The main collection, including its famous 17th-century Frans Hals paintings, for which the museum is named, is located in the […]
The Nordic Museum is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period (in Swedish history, it is said to begin in 1520) to the contemporary period. The museum was founded in the late 19th century by Artur Hazelius, who also founded the open-air museum Skansen. For long part of the museum, the institutions were made independent […]
Fotografiska is a centre for contemporary photography in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden that opened on 21 May 2010. Fotografiska was founded by the brothers Jan and Per Broman. It is not a museum because it has no collections, does not conduct research and is for-profit. It is not a member of either Swedish ICOM or Riksförbundet Sveriges museer. Details Fotografiska has 5500 m2 of exhibition spaces, an […]
The Nobel Prize Museum is located in the former Stock Exchange Building (Börshuset) on the north side of the square Stortorget in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. (The Swedish Academy and the Nobel Library are also in the same building.) The Nobel Prize Museum showcases information about the Nobel Prize and Nobel prizewinners, as well as information about the founder of the prize, Alfred Nobel (1833–1896). The museum’s permanent […]
The Stockholm City Hall is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm in Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden’s northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and Södermalm. It houses offices and conference rooms as well as ceremonial halls, and the luxury restaurant Stadshuskällaren. It is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet and is one of Stockholm’s major tourist attractions. […]
Nine permanent employees work in the Philips Museum and we offer approximately five people a job. In addition, more than 100 volunteers work in the Philips Museum. These volunteers come under the Philips Museum Foundation, which was established in 2014. The tasks and responsibilities of these volunteers differ greatly. The volunteers are of vital importance to the Philips Museum. They […]
Djurgården is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small residential area Djurgårdsstaden, yacht harbours, and extensive stretches of forest and meadows. It is one of the Stockholmers’ favorite recreation areas and tourist destinations alike, attracting over 10 million visitors per year, […]
The Van Abbemuseum is a museum of modern and contemporary art in central Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the east bank of the Dommel River. Established in 1936, the museum is named after its founder, Henri van Abbe, who loved modern art and wanted to enjoy it in Eindhoven. As of 2010, the collection of the museum housed more than 2700 works of art, of which about […]
In the DAF Museum people fall from one surprise to the next. The ingenuity that characterizes DAF vehicles, from 1928 to the present day, will also captivate the non-expert visitor. Nostalgia A beautiful village square, shops and a garage from the 1930s, a replica of the Van Doorne’s office and a cozy café. Discover the versatility of DAF […]
Stockholm Palace or the Royal Palace is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch (the actual residence of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia is at Drottningholm Palace). Stockholm Palace is on Stadsholmen, in Gamla stan in the capital, Stockholm. It neighbours the Riksdag building. The offices of the King, the other members of the Swedish Royal Family, and the Royal Court of Sweden are here. The palace is used for representative purposes […]
Skansen is the first open-air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. The name Skansen has also been used as a noun to refer to other open-air museums and collections of historic structures, particularly […]
The Vasa Museum is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. History From the beginning of 1961 to 1983, Vasa was housed in a temporary structure called Wasavarvet (“The Vasa Shipyard”) where she was […]
The Corpus Museum is a human biology interactive museum, located near Oegstgeest in the Netherlands. Billed as “a journey through the human body”, the museum provides both education and entertainment through a combination of permanent and variable collections. Opened in 2008 by Queen Beatrix, the museum is the world’s first museum of its type.
The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius. History In around 1100 the site held the county chapel of the counts of Holland, rebuilt in 1121. The present building took approximately 180 years […]
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. The museum calls itself “the national centre for archaeology” and focuses on ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East, the classical world of Greece, Etruria and Rome and the early (prehistoric, Roman and Medieval) Netherlands. Current collection A […]
The Hortus botanicus of Leiden is the oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands, and one of the oldest in the world. It is located in the southwestern part of the historical centre of the city, between the Academy building and the old Leiden Observatory building. Collection From a historical perspective, the old Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) from 1716, Date plum (Diospyros lotus) from 1739, Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) from 1785 and Golden Chain (Laburnum […]
The Burcht van Leiden is an old shell keep in Leiden constructed in the 11th century. It is located at the spot where two tributaries of the Rhine come together, the Oude Rijn and the Nieuwe Rijn. The structure is on top of a motte, and is today a public park. Symbol of Leiden Samaria in Glass 26 by Isaac van Swanenburg, mayor of Leiden, 1601, […]
The Martinikerk (Martin‘s church) is the oldest church in Groningen, Netherlands. The church and its associated tower (the Martinitoren) are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged. The church was a cathedral for a short period during the first bishopric of Groningen (1559–1594). The origins of the Martinikerk are a cruciform church built in the 13th […]
The Prinsentuin (also known as the Prinsenhof garden ) is a Renaissance garden in the city center of Groningen . This is located behind the Prinsenhof , a building from the 11th century . The garden was created in 1626 by order of Stadtholder Willem Frederik and his wife Albertine Agnes . The adjacent Prinsenhof had become the local residence of the Princes of Nassau since 1594 . The garden includes a rose garden, a herb garden and a part with berceaus . Box hedges have been […]
The Groninger Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋər myˈzeːjɵm]) is an art museum in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The museum exhibits modern and contemporary art of local, national, and international artists. The museum opened in 1874. The current post-modernist building consists of three main pavilions designed individually by architects Philippe Starck, Alessandro Mendini, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and was completed in 1994. Since 2008, it has had 173,000 to 292,000 visitors […]
The Martinitoren is the tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen, Netherlands, and the bell tower of the Martinikerk. The tower is located at the north-eastern corner of the Grote Markt (Main Market Square). It contains a brick spiral staircase consisting of 260 steps, and the carillon within the tower contains 62 bells. The tower is considered one of the main tourist attractions of […]
The Basilica of Our Lady is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Maastricht, Netherlands. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming) and is a Roman Catholicparish church in the Diocese of Roermond. The church is often referred to as the Star of the Sea (Dutch: Sterre der Zee), after the church’s main devotion, Our Lady, Star of the Sea. History The present-day church is probably not […]
The Basilica of Saint Servatius is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Servatius, in the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands. The architecturally hybrid but mainly Romanesque church is situated next to the Gothic church of Saint John, backing onto the town’s main square, Vrijthof. History The present-day church is probably the fourth church that was built on the site of the grave of Saint Servatius, an Armenian missionary who […]
From Easter Monday to November 1, open every day from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. The entrance fee is: € 3, – per adult (children under 12 years free when accompanied)Address: St. Bernardusstraat 24b, 6211HL Of course, a number of the fortifications can also be visited. The Maastricht Vestingstad Foundation staffs two locations. Below you will find the […]
The North Caves are located deep under the Sint Pietersberg and house a very special piece of Maastricht’s history. What exactly do the many drawings and inscriptions mean and what was really kept in the underground vault? Our Official Maastricht Guide is happy to tell you all about it. No range, light or sound and therefore […]
Cannons and loopholes, a spectacular view over Maastricht and an underground network of tunnels: Fort Sint Pieter has it all. Let an Official Maastricht Guide take you to the time when the city was under attack and was defended tooth and nail. On the outskirts of the city, at the top, it looms before you: the […]
The Centraal Museum is the main museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1838. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, mainly of works produced locally. The collection of the paintings by the Northern Mannerist Joachim Wtewael is by a long way the largest anywhere in the world. Other highlights are many significant paintings by the Utrecht Caravaggisti, such as Gerard van Honthorst and Hendrick ter Brugghen. Both of them […]
St. Martin’s Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church is a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, which was the cathedral of the Diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. It is the country’s only pre-Reformation cathedral, but has been a Protestant church since 1580. It was once the Netherlands’ largest church, but the nave collapsed in a storm in 1674 and has never been rebuilt, leaving the […]
The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres (368 feet) 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. Symbol of the city of Utrecht. 465 steps and over 112 meters high. The highest […]
A TOUR OF DISCOVERY 1.5 THROUGH THE 2000 YEARS OF HISTORY AND ARCHEOLOGY OF THE DOMPLEIN DOMunder is the award-winning historic attraction under the Domplein in Utrecht for young and old. From the Romans, the glorious Middle Ages to reliving the storm of 1674, DOMunder takes you through the eventful history of 2000 years of Domplein, […]