30 Days of Amsterdam Gable Stones: The Three Shamrock Leaves
October 17, 2018
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This is now the home of a meditation place. See https://drieklaaverblaaden.com/
30 Days of Amsterdam Gable Stones: street name
October 16, 2018
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This might translate to “porridge bridge street” but it’s unclear.
30 Days of Amsterdam Gable Stones: Geurt Brinkgreve
October 15, 2018
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Many of Amsterdam’s restored buildings are still here today because Geurt Brinkgreve fought to restore buildings in the city center after WWII and through the rest of the 1900s.
30 Days of Amsterdam Gable Stones: Measures
October 13, 2018
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Maat means measure, but kooren translates to choir, so this one doesn’t make sense to me.
30 Days of Amsterdam Gable Stones: Hourglass
October 12, 2018
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this is a tribute to a monument keeper. See https://www.amsterdamsebinnenstad.nl/binnenstad/194/gevelstenen.html
30 Days of Amsterdam Gable Stones: Bird
October 11, 2018
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It could be a penguin, but I’m not sure.
30 Days of Amsterdam Gable Stones: City Scene
October 10, 2018
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This translates to ” In the city of Bordee” although it is on a wall in Amsterdam. Apparently, it is referring to Bordeaux in France. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/vvag/2983938142
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