Miffy or ミッフィー, otherwise known as Nintje in the Netherlands, is a little white rabbit born on 21 June 1955. Born meaning first drew by Utrecht-born illustrator Dick Bruna (1927-2017). On the corner of the Van Asch van Wijckskade and the 1e Achterstraat, on Nijntje Pleintje (Miffy Square), in Utrecht,…
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Rigardus Rijnhout
An interesting sculpture of a very tall man placed in the neighbourhood park of the Oude Westen, in Rotterdam. It got me curious. This is Rigardus Rijnhout (Rotterdam, 21 April 1922 – Leiden, 13 April 1959). He was known as the Giant of Rotterdam due to his height of 2…