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windmill Delft

Lifting up the historic windmill in Delft

Did you know that windmill 'De Roos' in Delft was lifted up yesterday? The historic windmill and the adjoining house and warehouse were elevated...
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...
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel

The lowest point of the Netherlands

Did you know that you can find the lowest point of the Netherlands in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel in South Holland; 6.76 meter (about...
Euromast

Euromast in Rotterdam

Did you know that from the Euromast in Rotterdam you can not only see The Hague's skyline (20km away) but on clear days you...
rooftop farm

The first urban rooftop farm in the Netherlands

Did you know that the first urban rooftop farm in the Netherlands was introduced last spring? The vegetable garden on top of an office...
Schiedam De Noord

The highest classic windmill in the world

Did you know that windmill De Noord in Schiedam is the highest classic windmill (33.3m) in the world? Today De Noord houses a restaurant but...
appelmarijn

Pastry from Dordrecht: Appelmarijn

Did you know that the typical Dordrecht pastry appelmarijn is named after the local baker's daughter Marijn? Appelmarijn is made of puff pastry filled with...
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...