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Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university in the
Benjamin Moser, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from Utrecht University received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2020 for his biography of Susan Sontag, titled Sontag: Her Life and Work. Andrew Murray, a South African writer, teacher and Christian pastor
Utrecht University (UU; Dutch: Universiteit Utrecht, formerly Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht) is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established 26 March 1636 (388 years ago) ( 1636-03-26 ) , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands.
The Dom Tower (Dutch: Domtoren ' Cathedral Tower ') of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, [1] at 112.32 metres (368,5 feet) in height. [2] It is considered the symbol of Utrecht. [1] The tower was part of St. Martin's Cathedral, also known as the Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382, [1] to a design by John of ...
Initially, the collection - exhibited on the top floor of the Utrecht town hall - was limited to art related to the city of Utrecht. In 1921 the collection merged with various private collections in the new 'centralised museum' (hence the name 'Centraal museum', centraal being the Dutch word for central) located in the former medieval monastery at the Nicolaaskerkhof.
Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands. For articles related to the ...
Dr. Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht - immortal uber eccentric scientist and inventor, created by J. B. Morton in his Beachcomber series. His inventions included a leather grape, a revolving wheelbarrow, and a hollow glass walking stick for keeping very small flannel shirts in.
Utrecht (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ), officially the Province of Utrecht (Dutch: Provincie Utrecht), is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the province of Gelderland in the east and south-east, the province of South Holland in the west and south-west and the province ...