http://blip.tv Recent Posts - Blip - Blip en-us http://blip.tv Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:50:35 +0000 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:50:35 +0000 E77E52B0-7282-11E1-B412-A8FE912CCE5B http://blip.tv/antonwithagen/bookstore-made-in-heaven-6034787 antonwithagen 2390 antonwithagen antonwithagen C'est le Toon http://blip.tv/antonwithagen http://a.images.blip.tv/Antonwithagen-picture236.jpg 6034787 6017958 file TV-G 0.0 2012-03-20T11:50:35Z English HowTo/DIY/Tutorial 0 0 0 2 How To How To 1 152 AYLwq0cC http://blip.tv/play/AYLwq0cC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post6034787&skin=rss Antonwithagen-85743254.png What does a city do with an 800-year-old church with no congregation? Well, it could make like the Dutch and convert it into a temple of books. The old Dominican church in Maastricht was being used for bicycle storage not long ago, but thanks to a radical refurbishment by Dutch architects Merkx + Girod it has been turned into what could possibly be the most beautiful bookshop of all time. The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, which opened just before Christmas, retains the character and charm of the old church, while being fitted with a minimalist and modern interior design that overcomes any suggestion of fustiness. From the images you can find on the web you can see that it is a bookshop made in heaven. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 <iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYLwq0cC.html?p=1" width="550" height="443" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYLwq0cC" style="display:none"></embed> <br /> What does a city do with an 800-year-old church with no congregation? Well, it could make like the Dutch and convert it into a temple of books. The old Dominican church in Maastricht was being used for bicycle storage not long ago, but thanks to a radical refurbishment by Dutch architects Merkx + Girod it has been turned into what could possibly be the most beautiful bookshop of all time. The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, which opened just before Christmas, retains the character and charm of the old church, while being fitted with a minimalist and modern interior design that overcomes any suggestion of fustiness. From the images you can find on the web you can see that it is a bookshop made in heaven. http://blip.tv/file/6017958 Documentary netherlands maastricht limburg bookstore church frescos history cafe entertainment dominicans Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:50:35 +0000 netherlands, maastricht, limburg, bookstore, church, frescos, history, cafe, entertainment, dominicans http://a.images.blip.tv/Antonwithagen-85743254.png netherlands, maastricht, limburg, bookstore, church, frescos, history, cafe, entertainment, dominicans <iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYLwq0cC.html?p=1" width="550" height="443" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYLwq0cC" style="display:none"></embed> Bookstore made in Heaven http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 5.4657