1945-1955 Reconstruction Archives

St Joseph dorp (Guînes, Frankrijk)

14 juni 2026291 Views Calais (arr.), Europe, France, Guînes, Hauts-de-France, Opal Country, Pas-de-Calais 1 min read

is een park waar je het leven van vroeger kan herbeleven. Het ligt in Guînes, niet zo ver van Calais…

Hotel De Zeevaartschool (Vlissingen, Netherlands)

April 5, 2026899 Views Europe, Netherlands, Flushing, Walcheren, Zeeland, Southern Netherlands 5 min read

is a fine example of a successful renovation and repurposing project involving immovable heritage: the former Higher Nautical College / Maritime Institute...

Canche Lighthouse (Le Touquet, France)

March 17, 20265886 Views Deux Baies and Montreuillois, Europe, France, Hauts-de-France, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Montreuil (arr.), Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 3 min read

What Knokke is to the Belgian coast is Le Touquet, also called Paris-Plage (so in full this becomes Le Touquet-Paris-Plage -...

Lange Nelle Lighthouse (Ostend, Belgium)

March 8, 2026786 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, Europe, Oostende (arr.), Ostend (West Flanders), Flemish Region, West Flanders 1 min read

dates from 1949 and is 57.5 m high. That is relatively high. The staircase to the light source has 324 steps...

Nieuwpoort Lighthouse (Lombardsijde, Middelkerke, Belgium)

March 8, 2026766 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, The Westhoek, Europe, Nieuwpoort (West Flanders), R.L. Westhoek, Veurne (arr.), Flemish Region, West Flanders 1 min read

is a concrete lighthouse 29 meters high. It dates from shortly after the Second World War and was built in the...

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St. Nicholas Church (Oostduinkerkle, Koksijde, Belgium)

February 12, 2026896 Views Bachten de Kupe, Belgium, Belgian Coast, The Westhoek, Europe, Koksijde (West Flanders), R.L. Westhoek, Veurne (arr.), Flemish Region, West Flanders 3 min read

It is a beautifully designed modern church. When you see it for the first time, you would think that...

Command bunker (Kemmel, Belgium)

November 25, 20256790 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Hill Country, Ieper (arr.), Kemmel, R.L. Westhoek, Flemish Region, West Flanders 3 min read

Until a few years ago, this was one of the most secret places in Belgium: during the Cold War, the...

Hostellerie Kemmelberg (Kemmel, Belgium)

Oct. 28, 20254467 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Hill Country, Ieper (arr.), Kemmel, R.L. Westhoek, Flemish Region, West Flanders 2 min read

In the early 1950s, "Baron" (actually, that was "Jonkheer") Jacques Bruneel de la Warande decided to open Hostellerie Mont Kemmel...