Tag: Dom
Owner and personnel iconic drugstore Woortman distinguish with Golden Dom tower
UTRECHT – Hans Rijkhof, owner of Drogisterij Woortman, had something to celebrate today, he was 87 years old. In addition, he was surprised with the Golden Dom tower for his…
Laura drags 41 kilos of stone from Utrechtse Dom to Japan
They would already go cycling in Japan anyway, so it started with that. While planning the trip, her partner Koen Rijnsent came up with the idea of taking the image…
Laura Kok cycles with Domsteen to Japanese Dom Tower
They would already go cycling in Japan anyway, so it started with that. While planning the trip, her partner Koen Rijnsent came up with the idea of taking the image…
From unjustly dismissed Dom Tower Manager to Racism at Sweeping Service: ‘Personnel policy Utrecht Rommelt’
Painful issues with Dom tower manager Jaap van Engelenburg and racism in the District Maintenance and Service department raise the question: is the personnel policy of the municipality of Utrecht…
From the Dom Tower from the scaffolding to sadness about DE points: this was Utrecht in 2024
One of the highlights was the unveiling of the Dom Tower. The renovation took no less than five years, it required ten thousand new blocks of natural stone and the…
Jaap van Engelenburg returned to the Dom Tower after a difficult year: ‘I couldn’t get out of bed’
“I’ll tell you that I was afraid of heights.” Van Engelenburg is now at the dial. The wind is blowing hard, but he is standing in a safe place looking…
Color the City: Dom Tower shines with drawings of Utrecht residents
But not only children see their creation projected on the Cathedral: everyone could download a coloring page of the Dom Tower and submit it until November 15. The drawing was…
Utrecht looks up: Dom Tower shines with new economical lighting
The Dom Tower is the symbol of Utrecht. The new lighting emphasizes this, says the design agency Speirs Major Light Architecture. The agency made many light installations of iconic buildings,…
This is how Utrecht residents celebrated that they had ‘their Dom’ back
After weeks – if not years – of waiting, the time had come last night: the new lighting of the restored Dom Tower could be seen for the first time.…
Festive closing of the Dom Tower restoration next weekend, with light show, music and Máxima
Many Utrecht residents have admired the renovated Dom Tower since the scaffolding was gradually completed. But that does not mean that the municipality will simply ignore the completion of the…