Start philosophical walk at Agora Le Roy garden

Details: Published: 03 October 2026

Participants in the philosophical walk on the Agora of the Le Roy Garden. (photo: Peter Wouda)

The small open-air theater in the Le Roy Garden regularly serves as a Greek Agora, a square or gathering place where people debate.

It is, in fact, quite regularly the starting point of a philosophical walk organized by Judy Hoekstra of the Filosofisch Reisburo , the only travel agency that does not sell plane tickets, but does offer mental detours, clear winding paths, and profound thoughts.

Plato, Socates, Hegel, Kant, and many other philosophers are discussed during this educational walk, which Hoekstra organizes in collaboration with the Humanist Association Fryslân and the Heerenveen Library.

A beautiful place to take an inspiring walk.

Want to walk along?

Would you like to join a walk sometime? Then check the program for this year on the website of the Filosofisch Resiburo.

Want to help out?

Would you like to work as a volunteer on the Heerenveen ecocathedral? You can!
Get in touch , and we'll see what you like and what you can do.
Or come by sometime on a Wednesday morning. We are often working there then.

Agenda

31 Oct 02026;
13:00 - 16:30
TIJD-symposium 02026

The stage is yours!

Located in the Le Roy Garden is a small, atmospheric open-air theatre with a capacity of approximately 80 visitors. It is ideal for staging small performances of singing, recitation, music, theatre... Email or call us and inquire about the possibilities.

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Guided tour or lecture on ecocathedrals?

Would you like a guided tour of the Le Roy Garden, or a lecture on ecocathedrals? Please contact us. You can do so by email or by phone at 06-24573020 .

Donate stones?

Do you have any stones left over and would you like to donate them to the Le Roy garden? Please contact us first, so you can immediately find out whether (and if so, where) you can bring the stones. Bringing (or collecting) material without prior notice is therefore not permitted.

tiles NK tile removing in ecocathedral Heerenveen

Other long-term art projects

Various artists have been inspired in one way or another by the long term, also known as cathedral thinking. A number of interesting examples:

The Letters of Utrecht (02000 - as long as there are Saturdays): a poem that is written letter by letter every Saturday in the city center of Utrecht using stones.
The Time Pyramid of Manfred Laber in Wemdinge, Germany
The Future Library (02014 - 02114) of Katie Paterson in Oslo, Denmark.
The Longplayer at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London, a musical piece that lasts 100 years and has been playing since January 1, 2000.
The Tropfenstein machine (01996–02496) with which a stalactite is made in a museum in Hamburg.

" For a proper understanding of what is written, it must always be borne in mind that when nature is mentioned, natural processes are *always* meant, but never nature in its temporary form ." Louis G. Le Roy ( 1924 - 2012 )

" When we build, let us remember that we are building for eternity. Let it not be for present pleasure, nor for present use only; let it be such a work that our descendants will be grateful to us for it ." John Ruskin (1819–1900)