I have always noticed this bronze statue whenever I walk past the Binnenhof complex. Some noble guy sitting on a high horse on the Buitenhof, overlooking the Hofvijver lake, in the centre of The Hague. I never give it much thought. A week later when I was visiting Luxembourg, I…
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Amsterdam
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Mayor Bosshardt
A monument right here in front of the Dutch branch of “Leger des Heils” on Oudezijds Voorburgwal 14, otherwise known as the Salvation Army. A bronze statue of a lady sitting down by the canal in Amsterdam’s Red Light District is none other than Majoor Bosshardt. The monument was commissioned…
Amsterdam
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Love or Generosity
When the trains suddenly stopped running and I had to take a long route via Amsterdam Zuid … I caught a glimpse of a massive artwork as my bus was making a turn. I had to go back! As it turned out, the gigantic statue is on the forecourt of…
Rotterdam
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Sweepers Clock by Maarten Baas
I was in the neighbourhood of Museumpark, in Rotterdam. Thought I pop by to the Erasmus MC to check out an art installation that I have been curious to witness in person. It is about a clock! Video: a five-second time-lapse recording which represents about a minute and a half…
Eindhoven
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Silly Walks Tunnel
In the Dommel tunnel, between the TU and the Effenaar in Eindhoven, you can find the underpass decorated with street art depicting the ‘Silly Walk’. This refers to the crazy walks and bizarre movements that John Cleese made in his famous Monty Python sketch. The images of the Minister of…
Amsterdam
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Schiphol Clock by Maarten Baas
As I stepped out of the immigration checkpoint at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, I was greeted by this three-meter-high. A giant clock in real time featuring a man in blue overalls, redrawing the clock’s hands, from the inside of the clock face, with a roller and paint. Simply mesmerizing to watch!…