Hugo Grotius by mastermek

Hugo Grotius

Hugo de Groot (his name in Dutch) was a humanist and very religious. He had to pay for his criticism of the prevailing religious views with imprisonment.

He was serving a life sentence at Loevestein Castle and was allowed to read, write and study. 400 years ago he escaped from the Castle in a bookcase.

The sculpture (1969) was made by Auke Hettema.
what a beautiful building....interesting story :)
March 22nd, 2021  
@annied It's our Town Hall. One of the few pre-war buildings.
March 22nd, 2021  
@stiggle ja Anja, ik heb het gelezen. Bedankt
March 23rd, 2021  
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