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GroningenGroningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. The city of Groningen is the province’s main attraction and is primarily known as a student city. Pubs in the capital city stay open later than any other city in the country. There are also plenty of sights to see and things to do during your stay in the capital city.
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Iconic Buildings to Explore in Groningen
't Huis de Wolft Huis de Wolf is a monumental country house in neo -Renaissance style in the Groningen town of Haren. . The mansion is named after an inn of the same name, which stood on the same piece of land in 1691 and possibly before and was probably replaced by a larger building before 1818.The Wassenaar family probably lived permanently in 't Huis de Wolf from 1900 to 1911.
Foundation Museum Havezate MensingeMensinge is an authentically furnished manor near Roden in the province of Drenthe . The house, which was privately inhabited until 1985, can be viewed by visitors.The manor house has a large forest with walking routes, the Mensingebos.Because the house has been inhabited for a long time and has remained virtually unchanged in recent decades, the interior gives a good idea of how people used to live. It is as if the residents have gone away for a while.
Groningen City HallGroningen City Hall is the seat of government in Groningen, the Netherlands. The city council meets in a modern room downstairs, but upstairs in the former raadszaal the Gulden Boek is kept that lists the honored citizens of the town.The building was designed by the architect Jacob Otten Husly who won the commission in 1775 as the result of a prize competition that was set out by his personal friend, the council member and ex-amsterdam professor Petrus Camper.
KorenbeursThe Korenbeurs is one of those buildings in Groningen with a very impressive façade. This is where grain was traded during the heyday of the Groningen grain cultivation. Traders met here to score high prices for their product. The building is a rijksmonument since 1971 and is one of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites that was selected in 1990.
Museum Het Joodse SchooltjeThe Jewish School is a former school building for Jews in the Groningen village of Leek . It has been functioning as a museum and memorial since 1995.The first Jewish inhabitant of Leek is mentioned in 1705 and more followed in the course of the 18th century. By 1783, the Jewish population had grown so much that a cemetery was established. The Jewish School was built in 1855 on the street 'Boveneind'. Jewish children were taught the Hebrew language and religious education.
Sint Anthony GasthuisThe Sint Anthonygasthuis is a guest house in the city of Groningen . It is located on the Rademarkt opposite the police headquarters. The guest house was founded in 1517 and was partly built with stones from the demolished Edzard Castle across the road. It was located on the edge of the former city, against the city wall. That location must have been deliberately chosen, because it originally also served as a plague house.
Stichting Folkingestraat SynagogeThe synagogue is a Jewish building completed in 1906 at Folkingestraat 60 in the Dutch city of Groningen . On the Nieuwstad side , the building adjoins the older Rabbinaatshuis from 1890. Behind the building are remnants of the former Zwaantjesgang.The building is characterized by its neo-Moorish style , with many oriental horseshoe and keyhole arches in the windows and galleries. It is the last and most exuberant example of this style in the Netherlands.
Stichting Oude Groninger KerkenThe objective of the Oude Groninger Kerken Foundation is: To maintain historic church buildings in the province of Groningen and to promote interest in them. In Groningen there is nothing that means as much to people as the wierden landscape with its ancient churches. These beacons in the landscape are famous far beyond the provincial borders. And are even counted among the highlights of what is still tangible of the old North Sea civilizations.
Wall House # 2Wall House II is an historic building in Groningen, Netherlands, that was designed by John Hejduk. it is one of his few realized designs.Wall House II has a very large wall as its central feature, composed of four organic-formed rooms and a long, narrow corridor. It is considered a mix of Cubist painting, Surrealist sculpture and architecture.