11Fountains Bolsward
Bolsward
Bats are intriguing, useful animals, crucial to the ecological system for their insect hunting. In Asian culture, the bat symbolises wealth, happiness and the blessings of old age.
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The Bat
Bats are intriguing, useful animals, crucial to the ecological system for their insect hunting. In Asian culture, the bat symbolises wealth, happiness and the blessings of old age. For us he symbolises both dark forces and a positive, saving force - think of Batman, or the facades of great cathedrals where, in the form of gargoyles, bats keep the demons at bay. This image fits beautifully with the burnt Broerekerk. The staircase up the bat’s back invites the visitor to symbolically overcome the bat. And, in so doing... to transcend him/herself.
Johan Creten
Johan Creten’s (1963) ceramic and bronze sculptures tackle a range of subjects, from impressive birds and fearsome cuttlefish to woman’s torsos covered with sharp-edged roses. Their symbolically rich power is never unambiguous, and swings back and forth between temptation and fear, strength and vulnerability, the sacred and the demonic. With his Catholic background and his sense of drama, Creten perfectly captures the loaded history of Bolsward.
Tip: Combine your visit to the 11fountains with a city walk. A walking route through Bolsward along all the highlights of the city that you must have seen during your visit.
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Rottum Bell Tower
Rottum Bell Tower
In the village of Rottum there is a bell tower with a concrete frame and a saddle roof. At one time the village had its own church, but it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1791 after being dilapidated for many years.
RottumSight, Bell cage
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City Hall of Bolsward
City Hall of Bolsward
The City Hall of Bolsward is one of the most beautiful gems of Friesland, although it's currently surrounded by scaffolding for renovation purposes. The richly decorated City Hall was built in the 1614-1617 period and designed by Jacob Gysbert.
BolswardSight, Monument
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Standbeeld Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema
Standbeeld Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema
Het standbeeld van de beroemde kunstschilder Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema staat voor zijn geboortehuis in het centrum van Dronrijp.
DronrijpSight, Monument
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Hunsingosluis
Hunsingosluis
Tot 1969 was hier op de dijk bij de Hunsingosluis de Lauwerszee te zien. Op 23 mei 1969 werd de Lauwerszee afgesloten en vanaf dat moment heette de zee het Lauwersmeer.
ZoutkampSight
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Kazemattenmuseum
Kazemattenmuseum
Immediately bookable
On Kornwerderzand at the head of the Afsluitdijk are the famous casemates, largely hidden under sand. Within the metre-thick walls, the period before and from May 1940 is revived.
KornwerderzandSight, Museum, Arrangement, Guided tour
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Sint Margaretakerk Boksum
Sint Margaretakerk Boksum
Deze Romano-gotische kerk uit uit de twaalfde eeuw is gebouwd bovenop de terp van Boksum, met daarom heen een kerkhof met leilinden omringd.
BoksumSight, Church, Refugio
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Schoterschans
Schoterschans
De voormalige Schoterschans - ook wel de Tjongerschans genoemd - werd in 1580 gebouwd op de fundering van het verlaten klooster in Oudeschoot.
OudeschootSight, Monument, Archaeological heritage
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Centraal Apotheek
Centraal Apotheek
Centraal Apotheek is een monumentaal pand in Leeuwarden in in Jugendstil dat in 1904 - 1905 gebouwd is in opdracht van apotheker Feteris.
LeeuwardenSight
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Hotze Schuil Statue
Hotze Schuil Statue
Hotze Schuil was a famous Frisian handball player.
HarlingenSight, Monument
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