Château Neercanne, Maastricht, Netherlands

"Loving you is as easy as hating the police"

Seen in Maastricht, Netherlands

Walthère Joseph Neuhof (Dutch. 1904 - 1984) - Street in Maastricht at Night

I found this neat portrait of Roustam Raza made by Hortense de Beauharnais! Circa 1800s

Roustam was Napoleon’s bodyguard and valet, and Hortense was Napoleon’s stepdaughter. Roustam was an Armenian Mameluke in Egypt, originally from Tbilisi. He became employed by Napoleon during the Egypt campaign in 1799, following him back to Europe, and remained by his side until Napoleon’s abdication in 1814. He lived the rest of his life in France.

TEFAF Maastricht

Amorsplein at Night , Maastricht  -   Nop Briex

Dutch, b. 1965 -

60 x 75 cm.

It fucken wimdy

Dutch bookstore chain Selexyz inside Dominican Church in Maastricht, HOLLAND

Population: 120,227

One submitter commented, “Only city named in the Dutch national anthem (which honestly means less than you’d think it would)”

Basilica of St. Servatius/Church of St. John

The first picture is of the Basilica of St. Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands. I documented this building because we took a group trip to Maastricht. Built around 570 on the grave of St. Servatius, this building is still used as a Catholic church. This building has ties to the Reformation movement because of the Pilgrimage that happened and the influence that Charlemagne had on the church.

The second picture is the Church of St. John in Maastricht, Netherlands, next to St. Servatius's Basilica. Built around 1200, this church was one of the four parish churches built in the Middle Ages. Now a Dutch Reformed Church, this church used to be Protestant after Frederik Hendrik conquered Maastricht. The Basilica of St. Servatius remained Catholic and relations between the two church were not always stable.

The two very different styles of the church tell of the different periods they were built. The Basilica of St. Servatius is Romanesque. It was styled after the Roman Basilicas, or law buildings, which were meant to house lots of people. The Church of St. John is Gothic, which, was common during the Middle Ages. The pointed arches, flying buttresses, and sheer height of the building show the Gothic style of architecture. It is interesting how different these buildings are, but they share a similar history.

"Loving you is as easy as hating the police"

Seen in Maastricht, Netherlands

Politiebureau (1977) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, by Gerard Snelder

Walthère Joseph Neuhof (Dutch, 1904 - 1984) - Street in Maastricht at Night

Carnival couple with a skull - Henri Landier , 2019.

French , b. 1935 -

Oil in canvas , 130 x 89 cm.