Tag: monument
The picture of the fate of the monument to the athletics greatness at the World Championships surprised even Antti Pihlakosken – “It’s getting a little too much already”
The framework of the World Athletics Championships has been built mainly with Nike’s money, but the sports equipment manufacturer has disappeared from the competition environment due to the sponsorship agreement…
Mysterious monument subjected to explosions
On Wednesday night, the Georgia Guidestones monument was blown up in an assassination attempt. The granite stones are called the US Stonehenge and the police are now looking for the…
Contractor Wim wants to make the monument in Zeist more sustainable, but gets stuck in weeks-long procedures: ‘This is a shame’
Wim Nagtegaal couldn’t hold a hammer yet, but when his father died quite suddenly in 2005, he decided to take over the family business. “Actually mainly to save my mother,…
A YouTuber dies at the age of 23 – his favorite game Minecraft is a monument to him
On June 30, 2022, the death of popular YouTuber Technoblade shook not only the Minecraft community. After tributes from other content creators and even Elon Musk, Mojang, the studio behind…
Fishing club may be fined after intervention in an ancient monument in Fagersta
At the beginning of October last year, a dam broke at Sågsjön north of Trummelsberg outside Fagersta. The lake was emptied of water and the ancient monument, the dam itself,…
Eighth graders scrub monument for May 4: ‘Why do grown-ups argue over nothing?’
“Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Roll up your sleeves and start sponging!” Miss Nina Pin encourages her group of 8 students as they clean the white monument with a bird on…
Ugly attack on Turkish monument in Yemen! They tried to destroy 400 years of memory
The attack on the Turkish Martyrs’ Monument in Yemen received a reaction from the people of Yemen. The moments showing that the monument was tried to be destroyed with a…
Monument to the American period in Soesterberg: ‘Barbecuing! Nobody did that in 1954’
Besides a happy period, it was also a grim period. The Cold War divided the world into two back-to-back spheres of influence, and the threat of nuclear violence was never…
Artist Joyce Overheul designs monument for Truus van Lier
During the war, Truus van Lier delivered illegal newspapers, messages and weapons. She also helped Jews to hiding places and she infiltrated the NSB and Wehrmacht in Amersfoort. On September…
Jean-Pierre Pernaut, monument of TV and super-VRP of the regions
With him, the terroir took precedence over crises on the other side of the world: for more than 30 years, Jean-Pierre Pernaut, star of the JT, who died Wednesday at…