Tolsteeg

Tolsteeg

Atmosphere and specifics

• Constructed in 1934.
• In 1956, sub-neighbourhood Tolsteeg was built with the emphasis on middle high flat buildings without lift.
• Gerrit Rietveld influence on the design Robijnhof and Smaragdhof.
• Straight lanes, broad gravel paths and grassy lanes (Park at Tolsteegplantsoen).
• Rotsoord, redeveloped with houses, industriousness, restaurants, car parks. Is now part of trendy Utrecht.
• Partly paid and partly free parking.
• Shopping centre located in heart of the neighbourhood.
• Mural in the auditorium by M.C. Escher.
• Has its own train and tram station "Vaartse Rijn".
• Cemetery, urn garden with bays and pillars, constructed in 2008.