Tag: monuments
Heritage Days 2024: find the map of monuments open for free and the program near you
HERITAGE DAYS. Last day to participate in the European Heritage Days this Sunday. Monuments and museums are open to the public free of charge. See the map and the program…
Millions for national monuments: province pays for maintenance and restoration
The 4.9 million euros that the province of Utrecht makes available comes from the Heritage Pearls fund. Utrecht wants to contribute to the restoration of national monuments in the province…
Utrecht has 36 monuments, the youngest is less than 20 years old
“All these buildings and objects together represent the development of the city in this period of Utrecht’s history. They are exemplary of their time and unique for Utrecht. By now…
Utrecht relaxes rules for solar panels on monuments: ‘Consciously push the boundaries’
Moreover, more municipalities have recently decided to relax the rules for installing solar panels on monuments and in protected cityscapes. This happened in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, but also…
UNESCO recommends the removal of the Mausoleum of the Kings of Buganda from the list of monuments in danger
In Uganda, the sacred tombs of Kasubi are no longer in danger. The director of UNESCO World Heritage, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, recommends, this Monday, August 28, the removal of the…
Solar panels without a permit on Utrecht monuments: ‘Taking cultural-historical value into account’
The rules for installing solar panels have therefore been adjusted. As an owner, you can simply place solar panels at the back, out of sight and flat on the roof.…
faced with the energy crisis, Berlin turns off the light of the monuments
The war in Ukraine, which has lasted for more than five months, has plunged the world into a new energy crisis. In Europe, Germany is particularly vulnerable. To help Berlin,…
Monuments on the spot where two bombers crashed in Montfoort in 1943: ‘Feels like a closure’
On July 29, 1943, the fourteen victims were on a plane bound for Germany to bomb the war industry. It did not get that far, because the two bombers were…
Fête de la Musique 2022 in Paris: concerts, monuments… What program?
MUSIC FESTIVAL. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Fête de la Musique in Paris, many concerts are organized. Here is our selection. [Mis à jour le 20 juin 2022…
The province of Utrecht allocates millions for the restoration of 19 national monuments
All monuments that receive money at a glance: the burial chapel of the Eyckenstein country estate in Maartensdijk, the Dom Tower, the Huis Doorn service building, the Bruinenburgersluis on the…