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Two bright vaulted corridors meet above a geometric tile floor.

Ulingsheide Abbey

Architecture & heritage

In 1884, the first Trappists from Westmalle settled at Ulingsheide in Tegelen. They started with a farm in what was…

Dining room with a long table, yellow chairs and parquet floor

Schloss Tannenfeld

Homes & accommodation

I made this reportage in 2013. To protect the location, I left the photographs unpublished for a long time afterwards.The…

Round component with radiation symbol inside an open green housing

Dirty bombs…

Behind the photo

Although photographing this location took quite some doing, I am also aware that if four people who only take pictures…

Black-and-white exterior of Liège-Guillemins station, with a large curved canopy above a square with clipped trees.

Liège-Guillemins

Architecture & heritage

At Liège-Guillemins, you do not have to look far for lines. Santiago Calatrava’s station is full of them. Arches, stairs…

Large hotel hall with a torn-open floor and a raised rear section.

Grand Hôtel Regnier

Homes & accommodation

Grand Hôtel Regnier was a hotel dating from the early twentieth century. The name belonged to a time when a…

Green glass mass in a damaged furnace opening between rusty beams.

Usine Verre Vert

Industry & business

Usine Verre Vert owed its name to the greenish glass remnants beside the furnace. Much of the former glass factory…

Large blue, red and green stained-glass wall behind long wooden pews.

Blijde Boodschap Church

Architecture & heritage

The Blijde Boodschap Church in Kerkrade looks different from the older churches nearby. This is not a building with a…

View from the stand over an empty field, with a lighting mast in front and long shadows.

Kaldeborn sports centre

Architecture & heritage

Building a large stadium for a professional club that never arrives: Heerlen managed it. Kaldeborn stadium is what remains of…

Using photographs

Uncategorised

Would you like to use a photograph from EOSfoto? You may. My own photographs are available under Creative Commons Attribution…

Wide view of the triangular church with pale green glass walls.

Star Trek Church

Religion & remembrance

This Catholic church acquired the nickname Star Trek Church because of its striking shape. It was a popular photographic location,…

Ornate stairwell with marble-like walls and tall stained glass.

Usine De Naeyer

Industry & business

Louis De Naeyer started a paper mill in 1860. The company grew into a large industrial complex that provided a…

Two vaulted corridors meet beside a central staircase.

Jesuit monastery in Valkenburg

Architecture & heritage

The former Jesuit monastery in Valkenburg was not a building you could simply walk into. Several photographers tried to arrange…