Former Prime Minister Balkenende Fell on His Face at This Location: 'A Tribute'

It is an iconic moment, the fall of Jan Peter Balkenende on the Stadhuisplein in Eindhoven in May 2006. A number of teenagers wanted to give the then Prime Minister a lesson in skating and that ended with a serious slip. One that was immortalized 19 years later with a sign on that square. "It is intended as a tribute to Balkenende and his fantastic fall", says initiator Rens. Rens van de Plas makes remarkable works of art for public spaces for D…