The Letters of Utrecht

The Letters of Utrecht forms an ongoing poem carved into cobblestones along a street in central Utrecht, extending over 100 meters.

The project initiated in 2012 when stonemasons installed 648 letters, followed by a ceremonial unveiling by Utrecht Mayor Aleid Wolfsen.

Local poets from the Utrecht Guild contribute to the continuous poem, with new writers appointed every few years to extend the literary creation.

Each Saturday at 13:00, stonemasons from the Lettertijd guild carve a new letter into the next cobblestone near Oudegracht 279.

The poem advances at a rate of five meters per year and will continue its physical expansion through the streets as long as sponsors support new letters.

Inception: 2012

GPS coordinates: 52.08610,5.12194

Latest update: March 4, 2025 18:40