Following the storms if 1836, plans to drain the Lake Haarlemmermeer near Amsterdam were made. Three steam-driven pumping stations pumped the lake dry within three years. In 1852 preparations could be made for using the new land. The other pumping...
London River Boat Tour with pictures of the city, with Tower bridge, the City, Cleopatra s Needle, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben and the Houses or Parliament. Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England over the River...
In 2005 the museum was voted European Museum of the Year. Since 1996, various old trams have been running in the Museum Park at the Netherlands Open-air Museum. Historic trams, some of which are accessible to wheel chair users, will take you around...
A driver and a guard occupy each tram in the historic Open-air Museum in Arnhem. The guard does not sell tickets, because visitors of the Open-air Museum do not have to pay on the tram. Because the average age of the tram crew lies above the sixty...
Christ Church College is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford and, at the same time, the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of Oxford. Christ Church was the setting for Hogwarts Dining Hall in the J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter...
Warwick Castle lies in the town of Warwick of the English county of Warwickshire. In 1978, Warwick Castle was sold to Tussauds, a large visitor attraction business. Tussauds performed extensive restorations to the castle and grounds in addition to...
In the beautiful Open Air Museum in Arnhem some historic trams from Arnhem, The Hague and other Dutch cities are used to support visitors on the extended exhibition grounds.
Blenheim Palace is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. The construction of Blenheim was originally intended to be a gift to John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough from a grateful nation in return...
Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles northwest of London. Cirencester is the largest town in Cotswold District and lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames.
The former royal residence Het Loo near Apeldoorn, Netherlands, was built starting in 1684 for the Stadtholder Willem, known to English-language readers as William III of Orange and his consort Mary II Stuart. For over three hundred years, Het Loo...