The Prison Gate 'Gevangenpoort'

Gettin' Cultured

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May 1st 2005
I toured the Escher Museum and the Gevangenpoort (Prison Gate) Museum. It was really great to see all the classic original Escher works such as Night and Day up close and personal. There was a Virtual Reality section of the exhibit where you were navigated interactively through some of the puzzling pieces done by Escher such as the one where all the stairwells connect in crazy ways. The Ge ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more