Wheat
Music Hall
Downtown Utrecht is currently a big mess, and it has been like that for several years. There are many large renovation and building projects going on: The train station and the bus and tram terminals are completely revamped, and so are the mall, the Vredenburg music hall and the Jaarbeurs exhibition halls and convention center. Utrecht will have a newly built town hall right next to the train station. Many new shops, offices and apartments are built around the mall. The Catharijnesingel, once a canal but a major road for as long as I can remember, is closed now and will soon be a canal again.
Passage from tram to train station
Future town hall
Closed for renovation
Closed for renovation
The Catharijnesingel was once a canal, but for most of the 20th century it was a street. It will soon be a canal again.
Train station. In the background the new town hall.
Train station. In the background the new town hall.
Train station
Bus and train stations
Bridge over the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
I was hiking early in the morning with my camera in the Utrecht region and had to cross the Amsterdam-Rhine canal, from the town Nieuwegein on the west bank into Utrecht on the east bank. Of course, I stopped for a moment to take some photos.
The bridge is the Jutphasebrug (Jutphaas Bridge) and was constructed in 1936.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
Bridge over the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
Bridge over the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
Morning sky, as seen from the bridge
The Rietveld Schröder House
This house, nowadays known as the Rietveld Schröder House, is the masterpiece of Dutch designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld, and one of the highlights of Dutch art movement De Stijl. It is a UNESCO world heritage site since 2000.
The Rietveld Schröder House
The Rietveld Schröder House
The Rietveld Schröder House
The Rietveld Schröder House
Detail of the Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht
