Noorderplantsoen

Noorderplantsoen is an urban open park in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, arranged somewhat north of the downtown area. Its name is Dutch for northern open garden. This law enabled urban communities to extend outside of the city dividers and fortresses. Since the fortresses were never again being used, they were changed into an open stop. The earth bulwarks were consolidated in the recreation center design and the canals were transformed into lakes. The design is of an English garden style, described by wandering ways and serpentine lakes, propelled by wild nature. The state of the recreation center still mirrors the previous reason for the zone: the long however tight stop bends around the old city.

Consistently ious occasions occur in the Noorderplantsoen, of which the Noorderzon Theater Festival is outstanding. This social occasion happens toward the finish of August and is gone to by more than 125,000 guests. Numerous theater, move and music bunches from The Netherlands and abroad perform amid this 11-day celebration. Another notable occasion in the Noorderplantsoen is the plantsoenloop. This go through the recreation center is held every year in October or early November and draws in around 500 sprinters. In 2007 the 50^th release of the plantsoenloop occurred.