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Keukenhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkøːkə(n)ˌɦɔf]; lit. ' Kitchen garden ' ), also known as the Garden of Europe , is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse , in the Netherlands. [ 1 ]
1645 map of the area (before it was known as the Duin- en Bollenstreek) The Duin- en Bollenstreek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdœyn ɛm ˈbɔlə(n)streːk]; Dutch for "Dune and Bulb Region") is a region in the Western Netherlands, that features coastal dunes and the cultivation of flower bulbs.
[4] [5] About 1.7 million tulip bulbs, all in multiple colours, were brought Keukenhof tulip gardens of Amsterdam. [6] Besides tulips, there are 46 varieties of flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus which were also brought from Holland. [7] The tulip garden is home to around 73 varieties of tulips. [8]
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In November and December 1572, all the citizens of Zutphen and Naarden were slaughtered by the Spanish. From 11 December that year the city of Haarlem was besieged, holding out for seven months until 13 July 1573. Oudewater was conquered by the Spanish on 7 August 1575, and most of its inhabitants were killed. Maastricht was besieged, sacked ...
Rietveld died a year later, and the building was not completed until 1973, [10] when the museum opened its doors. [11] In 1998 and 1999, the building was renovated by the Dutch architect Martien van Goor, [12] and an exhibition wing by the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa was added. [13] In late 2012, the museum was closed for renovations for ...
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (/ ˈ b aɪ d ər b ɛ k / BY-dər-bek; [1] March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s, a cornet player noted for an inventive lyrical approach and purity of tone, with such clarity of sound that one contemporary famously described it like ...
In Europe, Google Street View began on 2 July 2008 with the route of Tour de France being covered in parts of France and Italy.The service has since expanded to many European countries, while at the same time has been controversial in some countries due to laws and privacy concerns.