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At times Nijmegen has been the only major city in the Netherlands with a solely left-wing government, and received the nickname 'Havana on the Waal'. [20] Nijmegen celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005. It is considered the oldest city in the Netherlands. In gaining this qualification, it has competed with the city of Maastricht.
In the park there is a limestone statue of the Lion, which was donated in 1886 by the Nijmegen embellishment association. The design came from the hand of Henri Leeuw sr. And his son Henri Leeuw jr. The park, sung in a song by Frank Boeijen under the title "Kronenburg Park" (1985), was known as a hangout for prostitutes and drug addicts. After ...
In the 1930s, Nijmegen began developing sixty-five hectares of woodland and heathland into a park with a sports field, a stadium, a teahouse, and a zoo. The new Goffertpark was opened to the public on 8 July 1939. Urban planner Alphons Siebers developed the plans for Goffertpark in the early 1930s as part of the General Expansion of Nijmegen ...
These twin tower structures, one each side of the track, were to protect the entrance to the city of Nijmegen and delay any enemy advance to give time to demolish the bridge. [2] The railway bridge's construction enabled train connections to Arnhem, thus Nijmegen was the last major city in the Netherlands to be connected to the national rail ...
Concertgebouw de Vereeniging is a concert hall located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The facility officially opened in 1915 and is built in a mixture of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. [1] It has a capacity of 1,450 seats (or 1,800 standing people during pop concerts), and is renowned for its outstanding acoustics [2] for orchestral music.
Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen; St Peter Canisius Church, Nijmegen This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 18:32 (UTC). Text is ...
FiftyTwoDegrees is an 86-metre-tall (282 ft) high-rise building in Nijmegen, Netherlands. It is from a special design. Its lower floors are built as an inclined tower, while its upper sections are from conventional design. FiftyTwoDegrees was completed in 2007.
It was opened on 9 August 1865 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway, Nijmegen–Venlo railway and the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway. It was extensively rebuilt after the war since the original station was severely damaged by a US bombing raid in February 1944 and during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.