Tag: monuments
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…
Noteworthy bill protest in Italy! Municipalities turned off the lights of monuments
With the call of the Italian Union of Municipalities (ANCI), many municipalities across the country turned off the lights of important and historical buildings in their cities for a few…
In Hong Kong, two more monuments erected to commemorate those who died in the Tiananmen Massacre in China have been removed
Two more universities in Hong Kong removed monuments commemorating the 1989 massacre in Beijing, China’s capital, Tiananmen Square. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) removed the ‘Goddess of Democracy’…
Mathematical game: Notre-Dame de Paris and the fourth dimension
A monument almost disappeared and the hearts of the French are touched. Money is pouring in to fix it to the point that some are shocked. Wouldn’t it be better…