The Witches' Weigh House in Oudewater
In medieval Netherlands, weigh houses were a common feature in many markets up and down the country. They were run by the local authorities,...
In medieval Netherlands, weigh houses were a common feature in many markets up and down the country. They were run by the local authorities,...
Moored at Bataviawerf, in Lelystad, in the Netherlands, is an authentic replica of a 17th-century ship named Batavia that once belonged to t...
Every now and then, a calamity —either natural or man-made— strikes humanity and just when it appears that no living being could survive the...
In 2002, the European Central Bank introduced seven new bank notes to the union. Each note featured an artwork of a bridge on the back. Acco...
At Rotterdam’s historic Binnenrotte Square, next to Blaak Station, is an eleven-stories-tall arched building that huddles over an immense fo...
In Oudekerksplein, or the Old Church's Square, in the heart of Amsterdam’s red-light district of De Wallen, stands a bronze statue of a ...
At the highest point of the Utrecht Ridge, in the Dutch village of Woudenberg, stands Europe’s only pyramid. The 36-meter-tall earthen hill ...
The immense firepower of modern artillery witnessed during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 caused great concern among the Dutch, because ...
While most sculptures are intended to be viewed, there are some that strive to stimulate our other senses as well. These eight large scale s...
Piers were originally built for the purpose of getting people and cargo from the boat to the shore without getting their feet wet, before th...