Breda
source：Silk Road Dialogue Committee|Release time：2022-08-15|Number of views：
Breda is located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. It is a city with a long historical background and a unique city. At the confluence of the Mark and A rivers. The town was built in 1252. Population 118,000 (1982). It is the center of large machinery manufacturing industry, as well as food, metallurgy, textile, plastic and other industries.
The center of the city of Breda is the Grote Markt square. Every market day, you can see many people, most of them are local residents, who come to the main square to buy vegetables for a week. In addition to vegetables and fruits, you can also buy cheese, clothes and flowers. The White Church of Our Lady can be seen on the main square.
Breda's landmark building is located in the center of Breda Square, adjacent to the downtown commercial street, and the towering church tower can be seen from any corner of the city center. The earliest records of this church date back to 1269. Over time, it has been burned, rebuilt, destroyed, rebuilt, and it still stands in the center of Breda. The church is a typical Gothic building with exquisite interior design, which is quite different from the style of the churches in the north of the Netherlands. The style is more inclined to France and Belgium.
Breda Castle was first built in the 12th century. It was originally a military fortress, and then gradually expanded into a town with the fortress as the center. During the 14th and 16th centuries, the castle was rebuilt many times, and the main body of the existing building was built in the 16th century. During 1746-48, the castle became famous as a negotiating place in the Anglo-French War.
Etten-Leur is where Van Gogh's professional painting career began! After trying to become an art dealer, teacher, priest, and finally deciding to become a professional artist at the age of 28, this was a turning point in Van Gogh's life and the Van Gogh Church could fill the message for this unknown period.
The Breda Museum interprets Breda's Eighty Years' War and Nassau's role in history as the ancestor of the Dutch King Willem-Alexander. In addition to historical figures, the museum also contains many works of modern painting themes, as well as some scattered paintings by Van Gogh.
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