Editing Leeuwarden (section)

==Culture==
===Museums===
[[File: Leeuwarden - Keramiekmuseum Princessehof.jpg|thumb|Princessehof Ceramics Museum]]
Museums in the city of Leeuwarden: 
* [[Fries Museum]]. An art, culture and history museum.<ref name="Tresoar">[https://www.tresoar.nl/Pages/Default.aspx Tresoar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218014738/https://www.tresoar.nl/Pages/Default.aspx |date=18 December 2020 }}, [[Tresoar]]. Retrieved on 28 February 2018.</ref> The building (2013) was designed by [[Hubert-Jan Henket]].
** Fries Verzetsmuseum, a museum that documents the impact of [[World War II]] on Friesland.<ref>[https://www.friesverzetsmuseum.nl/en/ Fries Verzetsmuseum], Fries Verzetsmuseum. Retrieved on 28 February 2018.</ref> The museum is part of the Fries Museum.
* [[Princessehof Ceramics Museum]],<ref>[https://www.princessehof.nl/en/ Princessehof] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129200158/https://www.princessehof.nl/en/ |date=29 November 2020 }}, [[Princessehof Ceramics Museum]]. Retrieved on 28 February 2018.</ref> a [[ceramic art|ceramics]] museum.
* Pier Pander Museum, an art museum dedicated to the works of sculptor [[Pier Pander]].
* Natuurmuseum Fryslân,<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.natuurmuseumfryslan.nl/ Natuurmuseum Fryslân] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031103736/http://www.natuurmuseumfryslan.nl/ |date=31 October 2020 }}, Natuurmuseum Fryslân. Retrieved on 28 February 2018.</ref> a [[natural history museum]].
* ''The Other Museum''. Collections: [[classic car|old-timers]], model trains, [[lace]] and photography, radio and [[Meccano]].<ref>[http://www.museumpakhuiskoophandel.nl/english/ The Other Museum]. Retrieved 6 March 2018.</ref>
* [[Tresoar]], a historical centre and museum with archives about Friesland.<ref name="Tresoar"/>
* Fries Landbouwmuseum, an [[agricultural museum]].<ref>[https://landbouwmuseumfriesland.nl/ Fries Landbouwmuseum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909201809/https://landbouwmuseumfriesland.nl/ |date=9 September 2024 }}. Retrieved 14 January 2020.</ref>

===Architecture===
There are over 800 [[Rijksmonuments]] (national heritage sites) in the municipality of Leeuwarden.<ref>[http://monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl/ Monumentenregister] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914124912/http://monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl/ |date=14 September 2017 }}, [[Rijksmonument|Official database of heritage sites]] 1 January 2018 . Retrieved on 1 March 2018.</ref> The [[Oldehove (tower)|Oldehove]], a leaning unfinished church tower, is a symbol of the city. Other well-known buildings in the city centre include the ''Kanselarij'' (former chancellery), the [[Stadhouderlijk Hof]] (former residence of the stadtholders of Friesland), the city hall (1715), the ''Waag'' (old weigh house), the [[Saint Boniface church, Leeuwarden|Saint Boniface church]] (an important part of the [[Gothic Revival architecture|neogothic]] movement) and the ''Centraal Apotheek'', a [[Pharmacy (shop)|pharmacy]] in the [[Art Nouveau]] style. The ''Blokhuispoort'' is a former prison that has been transformed into a public library, hostel and restaurant.

The ''[[Froskepôlemolen, Leeuwarden|Froskepôlemolen]]'' (built in 1896), is the last surviving windmill to have [[Windmills in Leeuwarden|stood in Leeuwarden]]. The remains of the ''[[Cammingha-Buurstermolen, Leeuwarden|Cammingha-Buurstermolen]]'' were demolished in 2000.<ref name=Friese>{{cite book | last =Stichting De Fryske Mole | year = 1995| title = Friese Molens| pages = 69–73, 181, 183, 253 | publisher = Friese Pers Boekerij bv| location = Leeuwarden |language=nl |isbn= 90-330-1522-6}}</ref> The [[Slauerhoffbrug]] is a fully automatic [[bascule bridge]] named after the poet [[Jan Jacob Slauerhoff]]. It uses two arms to swing a section of road in and out of place within the road itself. This movable bridge is also known as the 'Flying' Drawbridge.

The tallest building in the city is the {{convert|114|m|ft|adj=on}} [[Achmeatoren]] ([[Achmea]] insurance tower), built in 2001 and designed by [[Abe Bonnema]] – who also designed the second-tallest building, Averotoren at {{convert|77|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

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File:Leeuwarden, Netherlands - panoramio (26).jpg|[[Oldehove (tower)|Oldehove]]
File:20120519 Stadhuis Leeuwarden NL.jpg|City hall
File:Leeuwarden Blokhuispoort 40 Voormalige Gevangenis Blokhuispoort.jpg|''Blokhuispoort''
File:Leeuwarden, Netherlands - panoramio (23).jpg|Leeuwarden canal Kelders
File:Leeuwarden 1558.jpg|''Centraal Apotheek''
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=== Cultural events and festivals ===
[[File:20190227 Love door Jaume Plensa Stationsplein Leeuwarden.jpg|thumb|125px|''Love Fountain'' by artist Jaume Plensa]]
On 6 September 2013 Leeuwarden was voted [[European Capital of Culture]] for the year 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.2018.nl/en| title = Cultural capital website| access-date = 6 February 2017| archive-date = 6 February 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170206190706/http://www.2018.nl/en| url-status = live}}</ref> Many events were organised throughout the year.<ref>[https://www.friesland.nl/en/european-capital-of-culture european-capital-of-culture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001507/https://www.friesland.nl/en/european-capital-of-culture |date=19 January 2018 }}. Retrieved on 1 March 2018.</ref><ref>[https://2018.vanplan.nl/ LF2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726193938/https://2018.vanplan.nl/ |date=26 July 2021 }} Retrieved on 1 March 2018</ref>  The largest art project was the ''11Fountains'', fountains in the Frisian eleven cities. The ''Love Fountain'', located in front of the train station, was designed by artist [[Jaume Plensa]]. The fountain is seven metres high and consists of two white heads of a boy and a girl, their eyes closed and dreaming.<ref>[https://www.friesland.nl/en/locations/3485605413/11fountains-leeuwarden 11fountains-Leeuwarden] Retrieved 21 March 2018.</ref>

Annual music festivals are ''Cityrock'', ''Dancetour'', ''Welcome To The Village'', ''Into the Grave'', ''Explore the North''<ref>[https://explore-the-north.nl/en/info Explore the North] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817115243/https://explorethenorth.nl/info-en-aanmelding-jonge-schrijvers-lessenreeks/ |date=17 August 2024 }}. Retrieved 7 March 2018.</ref> and ''Fries straatfestival''. Other festivals are ''Noordelijk Film Festival'' (an event for film makers), photofestival ''Noorderlicht'' and the ''Media Art festival''. Other events are ''Racing Expo'' and a large flower market (held on [[Ascension Day]]).<ref>[https://www.leeuwarden.nl/nl/toeristische-informatie-leeuwarden Tourist information Leeuwarden] Retrieved on 2 March 2018.</ref> There is also a weekly cattle market.<ref>[http://www.veemarkt.nu/leeuwarden/ Cattle market Leeuwarden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412084851/http://www.veemarkt.nu/leeuwarden/ |date=12 April 2018 }}. Retrieved on 2 March 2018.</ref>