Construction-site La Liberté (April 2011)
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The construction-site of the La Liberté residential project in Groningen, the Netherlands. The project consists out of two towers and the highest measures aproximately 70 meters.
It is located next to the Vrijheidsplein roundabout facing the famous Gasunie building. La Liberté is designed by the French architect Dominique Perrault (most famous for designing the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris).
View over the city of Groningen as seen from a loggia on the Eastern-corner of the La Liberté residen...
View over the city of Groningen as seen from a loggia on the Northern-corner of the La Liberté reside...
The two residential towers of the La Liberté residential building project in Groningen, the Netherlan...
The Vrijheids plein (“liberty-square”) is a large roundabout intersection in the city of Groningen. I...
The Gasunie Building, head offi ce of the Dutch ‘Gasunie’ (a natural gas infrastructure and transport...
The festival area of the Dutch Liberation Day in the city of Groningen, the Netherlands. Numerous act...
The Boerhaaveflat in the Corpus Den Hoorn area in the city of Groningen, the Netherlands. This reside...
"De Rokade" is a 63 meter high residential tower in the city of Groningen and is completed in 2007. I...
The Martini Hospital in the city of Groningen the Netherlands. This building was completely renovated...
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