Globe at Witte Singel, Leiden (NL)
Posted by: Axel-F
N 52° 09.578 E 004° 28.818
31U E 601258 N 5779826
Globe on former Building of Leidsch Dagblad (newspaper)
Waymark Code: WMGNHC
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 03/24/2013
Views: 24
The globe is illuminated at night.
About the building (Dutch)
Het Gebouw Leidsch Dagblad (Witte Singel 1, Leiden) werd in 1916-1917 in opdracht van George Henri Sijthoff speciaal voor de redactie en drukkerij van het Leidsch Dagblad ontworpen door architect Willem Marinus Dudok. De dagelijkse leiding over de bouw was in handen van architect J.J.P. Oud, op dat moment lid van kunstenaarsgroep De Stijl en bekend van Café de Unie in Rotterdam.
Stationary or rotating globe: Stationary
Historical or current information: Current
Surface (elevation) relief: no
Size: 3 meters (I guess)
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