M. C. Escher was not a rap star but rather a Dutch graphical artist who worked in mezzotints, woodcuts, and lithographs. He was known as a “natural mathematician” because of his impossibly creative works that redefined a viewer’s perception of infinity and construction. The first time I happened upon an Escher tessellation was the time I found someone who could …
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Vredespaleis
In the last post I showed you interior photos of the Binnenhof. Here is how the parliament’s complex looks when you round the corner to get the water shots: I love how you can see the skyscrapers and scaffoldings in the background as a new skyline hovers over The Hague’s city center: By the time I reach the flag-lined bridge, …
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Den Haag
Sometimes there are no words to describe certain photos. You’ll just have to go with me on this one. Anyway, from Ter Heijde village limits (don’t you love how a windmill will just pop out of a street corner?)… I said we’d go to The Hague, or Den Haag… which doesn’t look all that different from any of the countless …