Princely Yellow. Prinsentuin, Groningen, The Netherlands
The November rains let up today, and between the perusals of two
reports I hastened in a not unpleasant shallow sun across a couple of
busy streets and down another to saunter a bit in the Prinsentuin not
far from my office.
The Prince's Garden is a small and quiet brick-walled domain in the
centre of the bustling city of Groningen. Through these berceaux you
can see the building of the former 'Grand House'. It was built around
1490 by the Brethren of the Common Life, adherents of the Modern
Devotion. Perhaps a bit too devout, their number decreased and by the
middle of the sixteenth century the building was enlarged to house the
newly appointed bishop of Groningen, the Franciscan Johannes Knijff
(Cnyf) (?-1576). These Yellows remind us of the colors of the
Church...
Knijff died of the plague, and his palace soon became that of George
de Lalaing (ca. 1550-1581), count Rennenberg, 'stadtholder' for the
King of Spain of the northern territories of the Lowlands: Friesland,
Groningen and Drenthe. Although he and the City had initially joined
the Prince of Orange in the Revolt against the Catholic Spanish King
Philip II, they thought better of this in 1580 and reaffirmed their
loyalty. In Dutch history this conspiracy - hatched in or very near
this Yellowed garden - is called 'Het Verraad (= betrayal) van
Rennenberg'. This was to be the first great test for the new Dutch
(Protestant) Union until Groningen fell into the hands of the Prince
of Orange's forces in 1594.
In the middle of the seventeenth century the 'Grand House' became a
residence of the princely Nassau-Dietz family. 'Stadtholder' Willem
Frederik van Nassau-Dietz (1613-1654), and his second-cousin wife
Albertine Agnes van Nassau (1634-1696) are memorialised in the garden
by knee-high hedges which spell out the letters 'W' and 'A'.
In later years, the Prinsentuin and the palace were neglected. They
served various purposes among which as a military hospital for most of
the nineteenth century and after World War II until 2005 as a studio
for a radio station broadcasting to the North. The Garden is a
delightful park in which to amble about, and - as is clear from the
above - it's a good place to ponder the vagaries of local history and
its wider repercussions, in this season also admiring the freshly
planted Winter pansies.
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Kansas Poetry (Patrick), Hobbyfotograf Jürgen aus Rheinhausen, ΛИШΛR, ho.ge, and 22 other people added this photo to their favorites.
RijkV© (31 months ago | reply)
Prachtig !!
Kansas Poetry (Patrick) (31 months ago | reply)
Amazing history....
Jeff_B. (31 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot and framing! Very interesting information - thank you for sharing.
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Brilliantly composed.
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ian ~ (31 months ago | reply)
Hi Arjo , how r u? good to see some sunshine at Groningen ! thanks for sharing this great pic and history ! best wishes , my friend.
Fjola Dogg (31 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image, nicely done.
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Simon_Long (31 months ago | reply)
beautiful light !!!!
ROQUE141 (31 months ago | reply)
AH!! preciosa!
jacki-dee (31 months ago | reply)
"Shallow sun" is a fine turn of words.
Jakes 1944 in Mozambique (31 months ago | reply)
Nice shot....the winter is coming....
wandelgraaf(mostly off) (31 months ago | reply)
Thank you for the posting and comment, it generated a few questions. wich i am looking into right now ,mainly concerning the reformation,and the king of Spain of the northern part of the Netherlands and greater Sachsen as well and it's history.and wich is wich and who is who, Visited the garden as well in the past, great photo with Novenber atmosphere
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great compo!! just awesome!
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alphazeta (31 months ago | reply)
Glorious, love the framing through the arch :-)
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Picture post. (31 months ago | reply)
Well framed, a splendid capture!
groenling (31 months ago | reply)
W here:
groenling (31 months ago | reply)
A here:
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a very beautiful composition!
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Buspass (31 months ago | reply)
The light coming through the leaves is lovely and suits the winter pansies perfectly
Luuk Heis (31 months ago | reply)
I know that place. Wonderful.
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great capture
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Love the framing and the light!
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Wonderful Capture
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Exquisite capture!!! Incredible light!!!!
Sandy Su (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful. I love the way the vines with yellow leaves frame the picture. As always, your peek into history is intriguing. I bet you are a history buff. How could you not be, with all these tidbits?
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Absolutely stunning !
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Beautiful natural framing in this princely composition...Bravo!
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beautiful compose and perspective!
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