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The popular notion on Almere is not positive. People associate it with criminality, youth hanging around doing nothing and a lot of ugliness. The Netherlands is a country with a rich history, therefore with a lot of old architecture. Rotterdam and Almere are one of the few cities in the Netherlands that is primarily made up of brand new landscapes. All in all, people do not feel warm and fuzzy about Almere. That’s why some people say that the best thing about Almere is the train leaving it. This is the Central Station of Almere.
Category Archives: Almere Images
Artificial greenery
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The notion about Almere is that everything is new. People expect very little nature. But to have all the greenery in pots like this and not even have trees is a little disturbing.
A family walking down the road
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A popular idea about the city is that “many people who can’t afford to live in Amsterdam move to Almere”
Diversity Rocks
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Popular stories of the city
It’s a multicultural city, but unfortunately the largest political party of Almere is the right wing party of Wilders (the PVV, whose popular in the Netherlands for their negative stand against Islam) with 30% of the votes in the municipal elections of 2010. It’s hard to imagine why a city with so much cultural diversity would vote for a party that tries to exclude so many people.
Open air shopping mall, part II
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The Pulse of the City
The heart of the city is full of large modern shops and eating-places. This picture is a testimony to that.
Open air shopping mall
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The Pulse of the city
Almere seems to be either about architecture, water or shopping. The heart of the city is full of large modern shops and eating-places. This picture is a testimony to that.
Man on the moon
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In the category of emptiness @ Weerwater area
Nothingness.
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A subsequent outcome of the city of Almere is emptiness, where are the people?
On the waterfront park
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Subsequent outcomes on the waterfront park @ Weerwater area
There seems to be a lot of emptiness in Almere. You see very few people. Housing is scattered over a large piece of land. In between places there is a lot of nothing, which gives the city -certainly in this misty weather- an eerie feeling. In the picture you see an empty park overlooking the Weerwater,
Almere Skyline
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Almere is famous for its architectural designs. Many buildings have creative elements to them. Even looking up the sky presents interesting elements. In this picture you see a restaurant sticking out of one of the buildings looking over the city centre of Almere.