Monday, March 23, 2015

King’s Dordrecht: a Grande Parade on the water, without Beatrix – nrc.nl

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At King’s stand this year Dordrecht Dordrecht history center. The city hosts include Grande Parade with old and new ships. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will arrive by boat at the Grand Master, on the River in Dordrecht

This is clear from the presentation of Mayor Arnoud Brok:. The city hall of Dordrecht, he revealed the plans at a press conference for King’s.



Princess Beatrix was not there

On April 27, in the Drechtstad national holiday celebrated in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. Dordrecht is the first municipality to organize King’s in the new style. The three princesses attend. Princess Beatrix, who last year was still present in Amstelveen, does not come to Dordrecht

Dordrecht icons starring

During the celebration are some “Dort icons.” – As the mayor she called – central. The royal couple will walk past several historic sites in Dordrecht. Brok:

“During the parade combines past and present and presented in a beautiful way.”

The first part of the official program is a passing parade. Dordrecht, three rivers converge: the Lower Merwede, Noord and Oude Maas. This three point river is one of the busiest hubs in Europe water. At King’s sail both old and new ships in the parade, from tiny salmon flats into a spectacular container ship. Brok:

“More than fifty vessels sail in the grand parade. The procession passes a stand where the royal couple is. “

” The second icon “is the Great Church, also known as the Church of Our Lady, to the Vegetable Market. The Great Church is a closed event, the Bach Festival, where the family is present. A unique Bach organ plays the main role in this program component.



Party on Statenplein

Then comes the royal family in an electric bus to the Scheffersplein, “not really square, but a bridge.” This square is named after Arie Scheffer, a painter born in Dordrecht in the 19th century was known in France. Now it’s a food court. This part of the program, called Made in Dordrecht, is filled with local delicacies and products

Next, the company is running into fourth place:. The Court of the Netherlands, the historical museum of Dordrecht. There is told among more about the history of the city, the Golden Age and the Dordrecht history as a blueprint for the rest of the Netherlands.

The Statenplein, the last place, is seen as a beautiful connection between historical and modern Dordrecht. The square was developed in the late 70s, and the connection between shopping and the old town.

The square is also an event plaza and seats up to thousands of revelers. Lucien Foort and Nielson will occur

King’s new style

Last year, King Willem-Alexander announced that the King’s henceforth else would look like:. The royal family goes to one municipality with a center and that church is going to present to the country.

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