Universiteit Leiden | Leiden University

Ursus also made tractors.

Made by Harm Kamerlingh Onnes, nephew of the more-famous physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. This stained glass can be seen in the hall of the Huygens Lab of Leiden University.

Made by Harm Kamerlingh Onnes, nephew of the more-famous physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. This stained glass can be seen in the hall of the Huygens Lab of Leiden University.

Made by Harm Kamerlingh Onnes, nephew of the more-famous physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. This stained glass can be seen in the hall of the Huygens Lab of Leiden University.

after the university decided to close this for the general public.

after the university decided to close this for the general public.

1970s building to house the Faculty of Arts (amongst other things). Previously known as the LAK, Centraal Faciliteiten Gebouw or simply building 1175. The building is prepared to build another floor on top.

This fence – around a courtyard of one of the buildings of the university – was put here because local youths made trouble here after office hours. Instead of dealing with these troublemakers, fences are placed and areas and alleyways are closed off. Pleasant street furniture is replaced by concrete vandalism-resistant ones. O tempora, o mores.

From 1876 Leiden University was known as Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden (State University at Leiden). This prefix was to distinguish the university from those that were in the hands of other authorities. The new Higher Education Act of 1876 made the founding of free universities (free from the state) possible. In the 1980s, when branding and marketing became more important, that changed into Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Leiden State University). In 1998 they dropped the "Rijks" prefix, because the relationship with the state has become less tight and the university didn't want to appear as an instrument of the state. The university still gets most of its money from the state, as do all universities in the Netherlands. Some old signs of that time still remain, but they are in danger. See also these other pics .

From 1876 Leiden University was known as Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden (State University at Leiden). This prefix was to distinguish the university from those that were in the hands of other authorities. The new Higher Education Act of 1876 made the founding of free universities (free from the state) possible. In the 1980s, when branding and marketing became more important, that changed into Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Leiden State University). In 1998 they dropped the "Rijks" prefix, because the relationship with the state has become less tight and the university didn't want to appear as an instrument of the state. The university still gets most of its money from the state, as do all universities in the Netherlands. Some old signs of that time still remain, but they are in danger. See also these other pics .

Testing the new polarising filter If I fit it together with my UV filter, it produces some vignetting.

Testing the new polarising filter If I fit it together with my UV filter, it produces some vignetting.