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Utrecht: inside Rietveld-Schröder house | Your Dutch Guide
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Utrecht: inside Rietveld-Schröder house

It is hard to believe that a small house like the Rietveld-Schröder house in Utrecht is listed on the UNESCO Worl Heritage list. But once you see the iconic house amidst the traditional 19th-century buildings of a quiet, stately…

Street art tour in Rotterdam, The Netherlands | Your Dutch Guide
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A street art tour in Rotterdam

A couple of Dutch cities lead the way in street art, and Rotterdam is one of them. A street art tour takes you along the highlights of the city, as well as some nice lesser known neighbourhoods and hotspots…

De Stijl: spot Dutch design on Dutch streets (photy by Maurice Haak & Jenny Audring) | Your Dutch Guide
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De Stijl: spot Dutch design on Dutch streets

If you are visiting The Netherlands this year and venturing outside of Amsterdam (which I can only highly recommend) you’ll soon find yourself surrounded by blocks in yellow, blue and red. That’s right: we are celebrating 100 years of…

Den Bosch, The Netherlands: follow the footsteps of Hieronymus Bosch | Your Dutch Guide
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Den Bosch: follow the footsteps of Hieronymus Bosch

There are many reasons to visit Den Bosch, The Netherlands, but one of the best reasons is to follow the footsteps of Hieronymus Bosch. The medieval painter, famous for his diabolic scenes, premonitions and dark fantasy creatures, is Den…

Mondriaan to Dutch design (photo by: Maurice Haak & Jenny Audring) | Your Dutch Guide
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De Stijl: celebrating 100 years of Dutch design

9 places to see the best examples of The Stijl in The Netherlands Squares and rectangles in yellow, blue and red. Straight lines and predominant use of black and white. Mondriaan’s work Victory Boogie Woogie probably springs to mind,…