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The Ice Fountain – 11fountains
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Theo
February 5, 2022
Hiking
In 2015 Birthe Leemeijer designs the ice fountain for Dokkum. A gift because Leeuwarden-Fryslân is European Capital of Culture in 2018. All eleven cities in Friesland receive this gift from the 11fountains project. dokkum.nl/ijsfontein
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Bloggmaus
October 5, 2025
Hiking
The IJsfontein (Ice Fountain) was quite interesting to look at; there was actually a layer of ice there.
The IJsfontein in Dokkum
The Ice Fountain is at the mercy of the elements, and no two days are the same. The ice creates patterns on the sculpture's copper skin. The extent to which the fountain forms ice layers depends on sun, humidity, temperature, wind, and precipitation.
The IJsfontein in Dokkum
The Ice Fountain is at the mercy of the elements, and no two days are the same. The ice creates patterns on the sculpture's copper skin. The extent to which the fountain forms ice layers depends on sun, humidity, temperature, wind, and precipitation.
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Sabina Knezevic - Farawayistan
May 28, 2020
Cycling
The Ice Fountain never looks the same. The extent to which the fountain forms ice layers or not depends on the sun, humidity, temperature, wind and precipitation. The IJsfontein was designed by Birthe Leemeijer from the UK in collaboration with urban planners and a local sounding board group.
Do you follow my bicycle city tour (see my collection for the entire tour) and did you take a selfie with this fountain? Then this is your eleventh fountain and last fountain. Tomorrow one last ride to Leeuwarden, the last stretch.
Do you follow my bicycle city tour (see my collection for the entire tour) and did you take a selfie with this fountain? Then this is your eleventh fountain and last fountain. Tomorrow one last ride to Leeuwarden, the last stretch.
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