Poem Sonnenborgh But it is that divine night under the dripping Observatory what I so desire my cold lips on your wet cheek both so defenseless naked – now seventy years later never gave me a drop of water tasted more so generous and horny. Fort Worth, almost November 26, 2008 Leo Vroman
fire extinguisher house
extinguisher house This fire extinguisher house of the voluntary fire brigade dates from around 1860. In the time when there was no motorized transport, it was considered important to spread the apparel needed to extinguish fire throughout the city, so that they could be deployed quickly in the event of a fire. This is one […]
Chambers of Jan van Campen
Rooms by Jan van Campen In 1574, Jan van Campen renovated his house, giving rise to four large and nine small rooms attached to the Leeuwenbergh guest house. The nine rooms still exist. In 1645, when the Nieuwe Kamp was built, part of it was demolished and replaced, of which one house still exists. The […]
Metelerkamp Foundation
Metelerkamp Foundation Far into the 19th century, wealthy people built homes for the poor. In 1844 Miss P.P.J. Metelerkamp ordered five houses with two rooms. However, three of these (in the alley) were occupied by multiple families, bringing the actual number of homes to 8. These double-occupied houses were therefore real ‘chambers’. The distribution of […]
Leeuwenberg guesthouse
Leeuwenbergh guest house Plague hospital built in 1567 from a bequest of Agnes van Leeuwenbergh. nearly rebuilt in 1678 after a city fire. Converted into military barracks in 1794. University building from 1845 to 1930. Church building ever since. Restored in 1881, 1930 and 1977.
foundation of Renswoude
Foundation of Renswoude The wealthy Maria Duyst van Voorhout (1662 – 1754), Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude, left almost her entire fortune to three orphanages in Utrecht, Delft and The Hague. She determined that gifted orphan boys should be trained internally in artistic and technical subjects. The regents of the Utrecht Stadsambacht children’s home, now the Centraal […]
Maliegame on the Maliebaan
Game of Malie on the Maliebaan In 1637, the Maliebaan was built for playing the malie or paille-maille game. In the 17th century, this golf game was widely practiced. With the malie – a wooden stick with an iron end – a ball was hit through an arc. The malies were rented out by the […]
Utrecht town council (vroedschap)
paille-malie game After Utrecht University was founded in 1636, the Vroedschap of Utrecht decided in 1637 to lay out a maille court for the paille-malie game, partly for the benefit of the students. This decision is recorded in the resolution of February 6, 1637: On monday the 6th of February, Agreement has been found to […]
Polar bear statue
This statue was placed on behalf of the Utrecht bourgeoisie in memory of May 7, 1945 That day the English pulled 49th Regiment Reconnaissance Troops Polar Bears as part of the First Canadian army across the Biltstraat into the city and thereby confirmed the Liberation of Utrecht
The East railway track
The Eastern Railway In 1874, the Oosterspoorbaan crossed a horticultural area of gardeners, also known as ‘the vegetable garden of Utrecht’. The vegetables were brought to the city over the river Minstroom, an old branch of the Kromme Rijn. After the construction of the railway with a bridge over the Minstroom, houses were built in […]