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| • Lobby Group Laan Copes v.Cattenburch | • Lobby Group Surinamestraat |
| • Residents Committee Monchyplein | • Lobby Group Willemspark II |
| • Tenants Association Couperusduin | • Tenants Association De Oude Freek |
| • Owners Association Alexander's-Hof | • Owners Association Couperusduin 1 & 2 |
| • Lobby Group MalleMolenhof | • Owners Association Javalaantje |
| • Owners Association Acropolis, Athena, Capitool, Crescent, Delphi, Gemini, Megaron, Olympus, Parthenon/ Pergamon | |
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BELANGENVERENIGING (Lobby Group) WILLEMSPARK ll A. van Kammen E. de Groot chairperson secretary RESIDENTS COMMITTEE MONCHYPLEIN Interim
Chairperson: Roel van de Wal (Megaron)
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Bust
of Louis Couperus in Surinamestraat restored to it's former glory The imposing bust of the writer Louis
Couperus, sculpted by Lambertus Sondaar, has stood at the end of the Surinamestraat
for more than 40 years. Over the years the bust became rather the worse for wear:
neglected, filthy and with no clear indication who the sitter was. The residents
association of Surinamestraat couldn't stand it any longer and decided to take
the initiative and organize a major facelift. Supported by the Louis Couperus
Museum and with the cooperation of the Municipal Council they certainly succeeded. On Wednesday 12 January 2005 with
fitting ceremony, the official "unveiling" took place. The bust is now once again a credit to the street and a fitting homage to the writer. Nearby at number 20 stands his family home where he wrote his first novel Eline Vere in 1888. Eugenie Boer | | |