1972: the last year s of the lease of the land Cauberg in Valkenburg aan de Geul. 1973: Politics is fantastic! The zoning of the Land Cauberg changed to a park. The new, annual grant of leases of land on the Cauberg was too uncertain for our now rapidly growing miniature company. Partly because now, for every new Miniature Building, a "real planning permission" had to submitted. The subsequent, laborious, lengthy procedures, and our plan for a major on-site exhibition went through red tape agonizingly slow. All this overshadowed not only creative energy but we also missed earnings, it was a rigorous and speedy decision: it led to a temporary 5 year lease for our family business. 1957-1974: During all the year s, our family business was our employment and income. Despite the investment it ultimately was a liability. But afterwards, our mental price was much higher.
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< > 1969-1973: investment for the reinstatement of our Miniature City on the Cauberg Land. The construction of roads, lawns, the stairs and a stone wall into the garden, was a total loss of some Dutch FL 250.000,00. | ||
< > Our historical miniature project was accessible from the Plenkertstraat in Valkenburg, Holland. Alongside two fountains, built by us in 1971 and 1972. < > Nowadays this garden is called: Plein 15 Februari. |
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< source text and photo LD 1973: the Cosmorama Miniatura stone wall is built by family Arthur A.M. Thuijs. < > 1973: this stone wall was for more exposition space, so that our 54 Buildings could be repositioned on private property. |
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< 1969-1972: Our visitors came through our custom staircase with 157 steps for the project Cosmorama Miniatura visit. > 1979-today: visitors come through these steps to the Cauberg Park and the Holland Casino. |
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< 1969-1973: the Cauberg Park. Our visitors came through our custom staircase to our project Cosmorama Miniatura. the Castle Neuschwanstein 1:25 the Westerchurch, Amsterdam 1:25. > 1979-today: the Cauberg Park with a splendid Holland Casino building. |