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Bureau EuropaBureau Europa is a center for architecture, urban planning and design in the Dutch city of Maastricht. It presents projects related to architecture, urban planning and design in Europe from a social perspective, with an emphasis on the Meuse-Rhine Euregion. The institute organizes exhibitions, lectures, workshops and architecture tours, among other things.
Sint ServaasbrugThe Sint Servaasbrug, is a 13th-century stone arch bridge over the river Maas in the Dutch city of Maastricht . The bridge is named after the 4th-century bishop of Maastricht, Sint-Servaas , but did not get its current name until 1932; before that it was just 'the bridge', officially Maasbrug. The Sint Servaas Bridge is considered the oldest bridge in the Netherlands and an icon of the city of Maastricht. The building is a national monument.
Centre CéramiqueThe Center Céramique is a multifunctional building in Maastricht in the Céramique district of the same name, located on the corner of Plein 1992 and Avenue Céramique. The building was designed by Jo Coenen and houses, among other things, the Maastricht city library and various exhibition spaces. The building has seven floors and is actually oriented to three sides; the west and north sides are oriented towards the square, the east side towards Avenue Céramique.
Onze-Lieve-VrouwepleinThe Onze Lieve Vrouweplein square is in the centre of Maastricht. The square is in the oldest part of the city within the late Roman castellum.The square is situated south of Maastricht's pedestrianised shopping district. Well known for its many café terraces, it is a popular place with tourists and local people alike.
VrijthofVrijthof is a large urban square in the centre of Maastricht, Netherlands. The square developed from an ancient Roman and Frankish cemetery into a semi-private space that belonged to the Collegiate Church of Saint Servatius. This special square is known as the setting for the summer concerts by André Rieu, the Preuvenemint and Magical Maastricht on the Vrijthof. The other part of the year, the Vrijthof is free to walk over and view the special view.
Basilica of Our LadyThe Basilica of Our Lady is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Maastricht, Netherlands. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption and is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Diocese of Roermond. The church is often referred to as the Star of the Sea , after the church's main devotion, Our Lady, Star of the Sea.
Museum aan het VrijthofA majestic museum of photography in Maastricht, Netherlands. It is housed in the so-called Spanish Government building, one of the oldest non-religious buildings in Maastricht, facing the city's main square, Vrijthof. Its collection consisted of the Wagner-De Wit bequest and some later acquisitions. The collection, brought together by the artistic couple, contained art and artifacts from a wide array of periods and regions, some of which has been discarded by the current directors.
Basilica of Saint ServatiusThe Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint Servatius is situated in Maastricht, in The Netherlands. It is dedicated to, and built on top of the grave of Saint Servatius, a martyr of the fourth century. This basilica is dependent of the Diocese of Roermond. The church is mostly in Romanesque style and was built in several stages from the 11th until the 13th centuries.
Saint Jan`s churchLimburg Cathedral, is located above the old town of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Limburg. Its high location on a rock above the river Lahn provides its visibility from far away. It is the result of an Early Gothic modernization of an originally Early Romanesque building and therefore shows a Romanesque-Gothic transitional style.
HelpoortThe Helpoort, is a former city gate in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The gate is part of the first medieval city wall of Maastricht and is located in the Jekerkwartier at the southern end of the Sint Bernardusstraat, opposite the Pesthuys. The gate dates from the second quarter of the 13th century, making it the oldest surviving city gate in the Netherlands.
Bonnefanten museumThe Bonnefanten in Maastricht presents remarkable permanent collections and temporary exhibitions with non-mainstream art and artists. The combination of old art and contemporary art under one roof gives the Bonnefanten Museum its distinctive character. The department of old masters is located on the first floor and displays highlights of early Italian, Flemish and Dutch painting. Exhibited on the same floor is the museum's extensive collection of Medieval sculpture.
Maastricht Natural History MuseumMaastricht Natural History Museum is a museum of natural history in Maastricht, Netherlands. The collection is dedicated to the geology, paleontology, flora and fauna of South Limburg. Highlights from the collection are Cretaceous fossils from Sint-Pietersberg, most notably the skull of a Mosasaur and specimens of Hoffmann's giant turtle, Allopleuron hofmanni and Suyckerbuyk's turtle, Glyptochelone suyckerbuyki.
Fort Sint PieterFort Sint Pieter is a fortress that came to Sjtand in 1701-1702 on the north flank of the Sint-Pietersberg in Mesjtreech. It was commissioned and designed by the military governor of Meshtreech Daniel Wolff, baron van Dopff , built in a viefhook to defend the southern fortress wall of Meshtreech.
Oorlogsmuseum EyewitnessWar Museum Eyewitness is a museum in Beek , South Limburg . The museum shows the history of the Second World War in Europe in very realistic dioramas. The human side of the past is central to the museum. This is done, among other things, on the basis of the fictional story of August Segel, a German paratrooper.
Maastricht Caves ZonnebergMaastricht Caves Zonneberg are a collection of limestone quarries in Maastricht, the Netherlands, the origins of which date back to the 13th century. The caves were eventually no longer used for mining, as the value of lime dropped. Over some hundreds of years, art was drawn on the cave walls, providing an attraction to tourists who can tour some of the cave sections.
CaubergThe Cauberg is a slope in Valkeberg in Dutch Limburg . The Cauberg is known for its cycling race ; the slope is incorporated into the course of väöl wedsjtrieje. The finish of the Amstel Gold Race 2003 lies at the top of the Cauberg; the riders need to climb the Cauberg a few gaps in this race. In 1938 , 1948 , 1979 and 1998 the Cauberg was part of the route of ' t Waereld Kampioensjap bicycle race.
GemeentegrotThe Gemeentegrot, in the Dutch Limburg town of Valkenburg is a limestone quarry where marl was extracted until the 1950s.The marl originated in the time when South Limburg was still a sea. This also explains the large amount of shells that are still in the marl. The Romans were already busy mining marl in the Municipal Cave, among others. The cave was mapped in the 1960s by G. Essers. Works of art in the form of drawings or sculptures have been placed in many places in the quarry.
ValkenburgThe Valkenburg cable car is a chairlift in the municipality of Valkenburg a/d Geul . The cable car takes you from the edge of the city to the 68 m higher Wilhelminatoren , a 30 m high lookout tower on the Heunsberg . The lift is part of recreation park A GoGo Valkenburg, which includes a toboggan run , miniature golf , observation tower, etc.The chairlift was built in 1954, but has since been almost completely renovated. The lift was built by the Austrian/Swiss company Doppelmayr.
