Limburg

Ulingsheide Abbey

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

Cold War Urbex

Relations between the former Allies deteriorated quickly after the Second World War. The Cold War that followed revolved to a…

Blijde Boodschap Church

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

Kaldeborn sports centre

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

Saint Joseph Hospital, Kerkrade

Saint Joseph Hospital belongs to a time when a town having its own hospital seemed entirely natural. In Kerkrade, its…

Loreto convent, Simpelveld

Huize Loreto in Simpelveld is a large building with a very specific origin: the work of the Sisters of the…

Château Löwenherz

Château Löwenherz had already had various occupants and uses when I was able to photograph it. During this visit, the…

GreenZL

GreenZL is a series from a former garden centre. There were empty glasshouses and buildings badly damaged by fire.In my…

Saint Thérèse and Don Bosco Church

The official name is quite a mouthful: the Church of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and Saint Don Bosco.…

Cemetery of the Insane

At the beginning of the twentieth century, a psychiatric hospital was established in a former castle. For many patients at…

Leeuw brewery

I could, of course, turn this into a very exciting story. The reality was simpler: in spring 2015, the former…

Rolduc Abbey

Rolduc Abbey stands where the histories of the church, education and coal mining meet. Over more than nine centuries, the…