The Witches' Weigh House in Oudewater
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2016
In medieval Netherlands, weigh houses were a common feature in many markets up and down the country. They were run by the local authorities,...
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The Historic Dutch Ship Batavia, And Its Blood-Curdling History
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 22, 2016
Moored at Bataviawerf, in Lelystad, in the Netherlands, is an authentic replica of a 17th-century ship named Batavia that once belonged to t...
Survivor Trees Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2016
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...
Fictional Bridges on Euro Banknotes Become Real
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2016
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...
Markthal: Rotterdam’s Beautiful Food Market
Kaushik Patowary
May 3, 2016
At Rotterdam’s historic Binnenrotte Square, next to Blaak Station, is an eleven-stories-tall arched building that huddles over an immense fo...
A Statue Dedicated to Sex Workers in Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2016
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 ...
The Pyramid of Austerlitz
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2016
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 Defence Line of Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2016
The immense firepower of modern artillery witnessed during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 caused great concern among the Dutch, because ...
8 Sound Sculptures That Lets Nature Be The Musician
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 8, 2016
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...
World’s Most Beautiful And Outstanding Piers
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2016
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...
Fishing For Bicycles in Amsterdam’s Canals
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2016
Amsterdam is the most bicycle-friendly city in the world, with 40% to 60% of all trips within the city made on bikes. Some estimate that th...
The Unique Flower Auction at Aalsmeer
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 6, 2016
The Aalsmeer Flower Auction or Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer in Dutch, takes place in the town of Aalsmeer in North Holland near Amsterdam Schiph...
The Battle For The Largest Bonfire in The Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
In the last few days of the year leading up to the midnight of December 31, two Dutch teams from the neighboring districts of Scheveningen (...
20 Most Beautiful Observation Towers
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 9, 2015
Observation Tower in Jurmala, Latvia “The Observation Tower in Jurmala” is located within the Dzintaru Park in Jurmala, Latvia. The 38-mete...
The Book Mountain in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2015
Close to the Port of Rotterdam, in Spijkenisse, is a public library that manifests itself as a mountain of books on the town’s market square...
Eisinga Planetarium: The World’s Oldest Working Planetarium
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 19, 2015
The world’s oldest working planetarium is located in the living room of a small, two-story house in the city of Franeker, in the Netherlands...
Pop-up Sandcastle Hotels Open in the Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 15, 2015
You may have heard about those temporary ice hotels that Sweden, Norway and some of those near-Arctic-circle countries put up during the win...
SAIL Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 17, 2015
SAIL Amsterdam is one of the biggest attractions in Amsterdam and the greatest nautical spectacle in the world where scores of tall ships an...
IJsseloog: A Sludge Storage Tank in the Middle of a Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 23, 2015
IJsseloog, or the “Eye of IJssel”, is an enormous circular pit in the middle of Ketelmeer lake in the mouth of the river IJssel, in the prov...
The Floating Houses of IJburg, Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 8, 2015
The IJburg neighbourhood is the latest district of Amsterdam built over a number of artificial islands which have been raised from the IJmee...
