[sander155]

City Request Form

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City Name: Laren
Native Name:
State/Province: Noord-Holland
Country: Netherlands
Population: 11007
Population Source & Year: January 2006 ( www.cbs.nl )
About the city; Laren is one of the oldest village in the area called ‘Het Gooi’ In the 19th century, the ‘Gooise’ villages were discovered by artists such as painters. Now is a home-town for many famous Dutch people ( from the television ) How work in the nearby media-capital of the Netherlands; Hilversum ( source; http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laren_(Noord-Holland)
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Building Request Form
( Drawing available )
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Official sources: http://home.planet.nl/~hansvw/water/sites/body_lare1931.html
Unofficial sources: http://www.historielaren.nl/nlmap/subframe3/watertoren.html

Building Name: Watertoren Laren
Native Name: Water tower Laren
Other Names:
Address: Rijksweg West
City: Laren
Postal Code: 1251
State/Province: Noord-Holland
Country: Netherlands
Official Building Website URL: http://www.tgooi.info/laren/water02.html
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect: Wouter Hamdorff
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): 2 reservoirs 500 + 500 m3 And in 1988 they decided that the water tower must be a monument! Because of his historical design.
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PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire:
- roof: 35,65 m
- top floor:
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Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1931
- finished: 1932
- destroyed:


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Structure Type(s): Water tower
Building Use(s): monument ( observation )
Building Style(s): Old
Building Materials: Concrete, Brick
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Building Request Form

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Official sources: http://www.skyscrapercity.info/100.php?id=4&bid=4219Doper
Unofficial sources: http://home.wanadoo.nl/akenfens/orgels/laren/1brochure.jpg

Building Name: Baseliek van Sint Jan de Doper
Native Name: Baseliek from Sint Jan de Doper
Other Names:
Address: Brink 31
City: Laren
Postal Code: 1251
State/Province: Noord-Holland
Country: Netherlands
Official Building Website URL: http://www.belkerken.nl/sintjan/basiliek.html
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect: Wolter ter Riele
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): It was one of the most important pilgrimages church in this area around 1937

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire: 50 meter
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1924
- finished: 1925
- destroyed:


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Structure Type(s): churchtower
Building Use(s): Religious
Building Style(s): Old
Building Materials: Concrete, Glass, Stone
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[LMich]

What is the English translation of "Doper" of is that the name of a city/town?

[sander155]

What is the English translation of "Doper" of is that the name of a city/town?

There is no English translation of the word "Doper" its just a name for a Dutch saint.

[LMich]

So it's "Saint John the Doper"? Really?