Grafmonument Cornelis Johannes van DoornJan Albregt's tombGrafmonument van Ookawa KitarooSpelende kinderen van BolhuisPiet van Nek's tombAngel of DeathGrave of Ed. HoornikGraven van de GeallieerdenGrafmonument van Willem BreukerDe Nieuwe Ooster-ToegangAmsterdam New Eastern CemeteryTeken (Marianne van den Heuvel)WW II resistance monumentOneindigheid
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Historische Verkenningstocht door Diemen

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An audio guided tour by Jenny Multilingual, The Architect

Welcome to Diemen! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 14 stops on a route of 2.63km. This tour focusses mainly on architecture.

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Tour Sights 📸

Grafmonument Cornelis Johannes van Doorn

Grafmonument Cornelis Johannes van DoornStatue

A statue of Cornelis van Doorn, a Dutch engineer, located in Amsterdam-Oost, commemorating his life and work, especially in Japan, where he designed a water network in Koriyama. The monument features a urn with Van Doorn's ashes.

Jan Albregt's tomb

Jan Albregt's tombSight

Jan Albregt's tomb is a natural stone monument featuring a rectangular base, a frieze with acroteria, and a standing stone depicting a mourning muse in high relief.

Grafmonument van Ookawa Kitaroo

Grafmonument van Ookawa KitarooStatue

A monument dedicated to Japanner Kitarō Ōkawa, commemorating his life and legacy. The statue is a replica of the original monument planted for 250 guilders in 1866.

Spelende kinderen van Bolhuis

Spelende kinderen van BolhuisSight

A group of sculptures, "Spelende kinderen van Bolhuis", created by Gerrit Bolhuis, features four bronze angel figures posed and dressed as children, standing on six sandstone pedestals, symbolizing a "symphony of life".

Piet van Nek's tomb

Piet van Nek's tombSight

Piet van Nek's tomb is a grave monument featuring a standing stone with relief, a lying slab with inscription, and simple fencing with short pillars. The relief depicts Van Nek standing beside his stayersfiets, flanked by figures representing Roem and De Dood.

Angel of Death

Angel of DeathSight

A bronze sculpture created by Fred Carasso in 1955, also known as the Geest van de dood. The work depicts the Angel of Death, vigilant over the mortal remains that are brought to their final resting place.

Grave of Ed. Hoornik

Grave of Ed. HoornikSight

A sculpture on the De Nieuwe Ooster cemetery in Amsterdam, featuring a relief and a quote from the poet Ed. Hoornik's work, surrounded by a stone with a fish and a bird bath, designed by architect Edo Spier.

Graven van de Geallieerden

Graven van de GeallieerdenSight

A war memorial, the Graven van de Geallieerden, houses the graves of fallen military personnel. Identical white marble slabs featuring a bird with outstretched wings and a cross in relief adorn each grave, remembering Allied soldiers who lost their lives on Dutch soil during World War II.

Grafmonument van Willem Breuker

Grafmonument van Willem BreukerSight

A sculpture by Marinus Boezem, featuring a meteorite/comet-shaped strip that strikes a granite gravestone, symbolizing the "explosive creativity" of Willem Breuker, who inspired the artwork.

De Nieuwe Ooster-Toegang

De Nieuwe Ooster-ToegangSight

De Nieuwe Ooster-Toegang is a monumental gate that serves as the main entrance to the De Nieuwe Ooster cemetery, designed by Leonard Anthony Springer and built by Adriaan Willem Weissman in 1892.

Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery

Amsterdam New Eastern CemeterySight

Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, located at the Kruislaan in the Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam-Oost. The cemetery has an area of 33 hectares and has been in operation since May 1, 1894.

Teken (Marianne van den Heuvel)

Teken (Marianne van den Heuvel)Sight

A sculpture titled Teken, created by Marianne van den Heuvel, is a large, round plate with a Latin cross carved out of it, standing 2.5 meters tall. The sculpture features two meditative texts: "Dood ben je als je wordt vergeten" and "En ga met mij waar niemand met mij gaat".

WW II resistance monument

WW II resistance monumentSight

A memorial column dedicated to 18 resistance fighters who were killed or died during World War II, including Willem Bouwhuis and 13 executed on Vliegbasis Soesterberg in 1942.

Oneindigheid

OneindigheidSight

A sculpture titled Oneindigheid, created by Mies Wubs, is an abstract work named "Poort van de ziel" (Gate of the soul) made of diabas, measuring 85x45x45 cm. It was unveiled on March 3, 2022, on the De Nieuwe Ooster cemetery in Amsterdam.

About this Tour ℹ

Stops
14
Walking time
32 min
Average Rating
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Language
🇧🇪 (nl-BE)
Distance
2.63km
Jan Albregt's tomb

Jan Albregt's tomb

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