25 June 2025
During construction work on Golf Centre Amsteldijk in the Bovenkerkerpolder near Amstelveen, a British aircraft wreckage from the Second World War was found. It is a Handley-Page Halifax MKIII. On 16 June 1944, almost 300 bombers flew from Full Sutton airfield near Yorkshire to Sterkrade near Bicholt in Germany to bomb the Fisher Tropsch synthetic … Read more » “Remember Hole One”
18 April 2025
It seemed science fiction a while ago, but it is reality nowadays. Algorithms have an understanding of culture. The Google Cultural Institute managed to present the cultural heritage of the world by algorithms. The main office of the Institute is located in the centre of Paris, close to l´Opéra. The real office is the internet, … Read more » “The Google Cultural Institute”
7 February 2025
In 1771/72, Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia, had the Barberini Palace built on the bank of the Havel River. Along with the St. Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche) and the Old Town Hall (Alter Rathaus). These buildings formed the centre of Potsdam for many years. The architects Carl von Gontard (1731-1791) and George Christian Unger … Read more » “The German City Phoenix”
20 January 2025
The ancient Roman city of Bodobrica, now Boppard, has the finest-preserved Roman fortification in Germany. The citadel was built in the second half of the 4th century to defend the left bank of the Rhine against invasions by Germanic tribes. These tribes had driven the Roman army out of the right bank of the Rhine … Read more » “Boppard and its Roman History”
30 November 2024
The Odeuropa project focuses on the key scents, fragrant spaces, and olfactory practices that have shaped European cultures. The project bundles academic expertise from across many disciplines with additional expertise from cultural heritage institutes, heritage organisations, policymakers, and the creative and fragrance industries. The historical scent data will be curated and published in an online … Read more » “The Odeuropa Project”