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Willem van Oranje

Original bullet holes from Prince William of Orange’s assassination

Did you know that the bullet holes in the wall of Prinsenhof in Delft are the actual holes from Prince William of Orange's assassination...
Panorama Mesdag

Panorama Mesdag 360° painting

Did you know that Panorama Mesdag is the largest painting in the Netherlands? The 360° painting by Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915) is more than...
flower parade

Flower parade

Did you know that today's flower parade spans a route of 40km from Noordwijk via Keukenhof to Haarlem? The floats of the 69th edition...
Rotterdam

Plans to erect a ferris wheel next to Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge

Did you know there are plans to erect a 60-meter ferris wheel next to Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge? Not only will the 40 enclosed gondolas...
The Hague

Newly renovated The Hague Central Station

Did you know that after years of renovation The Hague's modernized Central Station officially opens tomorrow? The terminal is currently used by 190,000 passengers...
Prinsjesdag

Prinsjesdag & the King’s Speech

Did you know that every year on the third Tuesday of September is Prinsjesdag (Budget Day) in the Netherlands? This is an important ceremonial day...
Did you know that the famous cube houses in Rotterdam are tilted at an abnormal angle of 54.7 degrees? The total area of each house is around 100m² but around a quarter of the space is unusable due to the angle of the walls to the ceiling.

Cube houses in Rotterdam tilted at 54.7 degrees

Did you know that the famous cube houses in Rotterdam are tilted at an abnormal angle of 54.7 degrees? The total area of each house...
Mobarak Mosque in The Hague

The oldest mosque in the Netherlands

Did you know that the Mobarak Mosque in The Hague is the Netherlands' oldest purpose-built mosque (1955)? Today there are around 450 to 500 mosques...
Dante Horoiwa

Street art ‘Cryptic Duality’ in Rotterdam

"Cryptic Duality" by Dante Horoiwa from Brazil (2009) location: Raampoortstraat, Rotterdam More info: http://horoiwa.com/works