We have written about it before, but now it is definite: a dependance of the Conservatory will be established in the buildings of the old St. Nicolaas convent. We would have preferred the buildings to be demolished (especially the big brick building) to make way for...
One of the bridges in the park which up till now only had a number, but no name, has now been officially named after Prins Friso. The other bridges in the park all have names referring to composers. But since this is the Beatrixpark, an exception has been made in...
The start of the building of the tower blocks at "Kavel 2" in the Beethoven-area is fast approaching. This is the area between the water next to restaurant As and the Akzo and Stibbe buildings and the school. You can find more informatie at the Zuidas site: Two...
Partly at the request of some members of the Vereniging we sent the message below on 20 August 2020 to the three members of the Stadsdeel Zuid Dagelijks Bestuur. It includes a request to repair the closed bridge. We immediately received a response from the...
Update 23/9: The message below dates from 3 August. In the meantime the initiative has gained notoriety. 'Amsterdam', a publication by the municipality, features an article about the volunteers who remove Japanese Knotweed plants once a week, see page 13,...
Thanks to the RAI and to Griekspoor: The Beatrixpark in Amsterdam Zuid has gained two unique benches. Two four metre long tree benches are donated to the park by RAI Amsterdam. They are made from the plane trees, which were removed from the Wielingenstraat near the...
Wij ontvingen bijgaand bericht van Zuidplus: Dinsdag 2 juni wordt een boom naast de A10 ter hoogte van het Beatrixpark verwijderd. Uit een boomveiligheidscontrole is gebleken dat de boom dood is en een direct gevaar vormt voor het langsrijdende verkeer in de vorm van...
Even if you cannot read our paper Newsletter in Dutch you can use the map we made, which was included with the last newsletter. We made a 'Trees of Beatrixpark Map’, featuring all 274 trees with a sign on them. Included are the Latin names. Download small version ...
The main bridge from the Prinses Irenestraat to the park was already in bad condition. But this week one of the park-attendants stepped right through. So now the bridge is completely closed off. They hope to repair the bridge this year, but...? To find out more about...
Update 15 april: After we complained about all the litter and rubbish (see below) today the men from the Gemeentedienst came along and cleared away the rubbish. A big thank you to them! We hope they will come more often. 14 april: No doubt you have seen...
