Tag: Dom
From Dom to Dam: bicycle highway is getting closer, but what will happen to ‘bottleneck Demkabrug’?
The province of Utrecht is working with the municipalities and Rijkswaterstaat Midden-Nederland on fast connections in Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Houten, Vianen, Culemborg, but also in Amersfoort, Veenendaal, Hilversum and Woerden. Ordinary…
Dom Tower to be seen in full glory again soon: ‘More beautiful than ever and earlier than planned’
The restoration was expected to be completed in November 2024, but the work is progressing faster than expected. “Miracles exist? One thing is certain: great construction workers exist!”, the municipality…
Dom Tower to be seen again soon: ‘Earlier than planned and more beautiful than ever’
The restoration was expected to be completed in November 2024, but the work is progressing faster than expected. “Miracles exist? One thing is certain: great construction workers exist!”, the municipality…
14 new apartments in historic Utrecht city center, garden with a view of the Dom
The apartments will be realized on the first and second floors, which are currently used as office and warehouse space. The size varies from about 40 to 70 square meters.…
Greased Lightning sounds from the Dom Tower as a tribute to Olivia Newton-John
Utrecht – The observant visitor to Utrecht may have noticed: city carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig started her weekly carillon concert on the Dom Tower this morning with a song from the…
Marco wrote the new national anthem of Utrecht: ‘The Dom proud in our midst’
Years later, the blow comes. Marco falls into a severe depression that lasts for years. “I read the newspaper, watched television, was a zombie and hoped that I wouldn’t wake…
From rubble to product: this is what happens to all the old stones of the Dom Tower
Last year the organization Bokkenmákers, together with the contractor, the municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht Marketing and the Utrechts EigenDom Foundation, set up a competition in which residents of the city…
Dom Tower restored as highest church tower in the Netherlands
The tower has thus been restored almost to its original state. The weather vane with the image of the Utrecht patron saint Saint Martin that belongs on the cross is…
Henrik Brandão Jönsson: Dom Phillips saw the beauty
The first time I met Dom Phillips was at a dinner with foreign journalists in São Paulo 14 years ago. He was different. Dom, or Dominic as he is actually…
Kensington on the Dom, rapping children and cake in the city: this is how Utrecht celebrates its 900th birthday today
A new highlight in an already special year, says Kensington guitarist Casper Starreveld. “In our own city, playing on top of the iconic Dom, while it can be heard and…