The halls by the Dieze
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The Brabanthallen are older than they look. They were built in 1931, designed by the architect Piet van Kessel, on the edge of 's-Hertogenbosch, the city everyone here simply calls Den Bosch.
For almost a century the halls have hosted fairs, exhibitions, concerts and big gatherings. They were renovated in 2004 and expanded in 2017, and today they are the third-largest event venue in the Netherlands, after the RAI in Amsterdam and the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht.
For the Christmas holidays the space becomes Winterland: a covered winter world where the weather outside does not matter. That is useful in a Dutch December, when it is more often wet than white.
If you have time before or after, the old centre of Den Bosch is a short walk or bus ride away. Look for the great cathedral of Saint John, and try the local speciality, the Bossche bol: a ball of choux pastry filled with cream and dipped in chocolate. It is the size of a fist, and not designed to be eaten elegantly.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
