A Tale of the Tub

De Kuip as an icon

From L to R: De Kuip at its opening in 1937; De Kuip Icon; IS in action.

Our monuments, the icons of our civilization, are of great value to us and should, in priciple, be preserved. In principle, because sometimes the fear to discard our (built) icons comes to stand in the way of our progress. In this post a first example of this phenomenon: The Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam. Continue reading