Tulipmania Art Journal
A collection of remarkable facts about tulips
Tulpeiland – an island in the shape of a tulip adorns the shore of the Wolderwijd lake near the city of Zeewolde, the Netherlands
The construction of the symbolic landmark started in 2014 and its infrastructure is still under development. The structure consists of four islands, the main and largest island is shaped like a tulip calyx, the three other elongated islands form an allegorical stem. The island is observable on the map, as well as from an aerial view as a beautifully blooming lily-flowered tulip.
Photo credit Tulpeiland: @beemflights
The National Tulip Day in Holland is celebrated on the third Saturday of January
The tulip season in the Netherlands officially starts long before the gardens get coloured by…
The tulip bloom is formed of … TEPALS
You are probably thinking that there is a misprint in the previous sentence, but tulips…
At the beginning of the 17th century noblewomen in France wore rare tulips on their décolletages instead of jewellery
As surprising as it may sound, before taking over Holland, the tulip gained popularity in…
Tulips were the cause of the first major financial bubble in human history
After having been brought to the Netherlands in 1593 by Carolus Clusius, the prefect of…
