What is really cool about this building is that across the front (above),
down the side (above),
and across the back (above) is a row of some sixteen coats of arms (one is a duplicate; two of the arms, one on the front and one on the back, are the arms of the City of Maastricht), each set into the wall on a concrete (I believe) square.
Each coat of arms is painted as well as hatched. They are, in order from right to left, beginning on the front of the building, going down the side, and then across the back:
The City of Maastricht
The City of Rotterdam
The City of Amsterdam
The Province of North Holland
The Province of Friesland
The Province of Grongingen
The Province of Overijssel
The Province of Drenthe
The Province of South Holland
The Kingdom of The Netherlands
The Province of Zeeland
The Province of North Brabant
The City of Maastricht (again)
The Province of Limburg
The Province of Gelderland
The Province of Utrecht
Yes it is. It's very courious that each coat of arms is painted as well as hatched with the Silvestro Pectra Santa method.
ReplyDeleteHi, Xavi! Yes, I found that interesting as well. Perhaps they are prepared for the day when the paint has weathered away and they don't have the money to repaint and restore them? Or perhaps it was just a way to make sure the painters got the right colors when painting them? I have no way of knowing, of course, but I do find it an unusual feature of these arms.
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