Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: garenmarkt

The temporary mayor, as the city looks for another mayor

In the olden days open spaces were used for markets and the goods travelled by water. Then the car came and open spaces were used to park cars. Now the cars are bad and open spaces should be “fun” or “attractive”.

Parking will be moved underground

Parking will be moved underground

Students are very good customers for a bank. They will likely be in debt during their student days and later they will earn more and get a mortgage, the ideal debt slave.

It was deemed to be the worst oliebollen stall in the yearly review of oliebollen stalls in the Algemeen Dagblad.

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798-1872) wrote the Dutch constitution of 1848, depriving the King of most of his powers. He studied in Leiden and was also professor of diplomacy and modern history in Leiden from 1831 to 1849, when he became Prime Minister. The house in the middle is where he lived in Leiden from 1836 to 1850. The rear part of the house is for sale for € 1,250,000, the total building is € 1,950,000. The house dates from 1596. It has a very large garden of 1,100 square meters.