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Jopenkerk Haarlem

Jopenkerk is a brewery, tasting room and restaurant in a former church in the centre of Haarlem, at Hortusplein 2. It is the home of Jopen, the Haarlem beer brand whose name comes from the old 112 litre barrels used to s…

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Nieuwe Kerk

The Nieuwe Kerk is a Protestant church on the Nieuwe Kerksplein in Haarlem, completed in 1649 to a strict classicist design by Jacob van Campen. It was built for Reformed worship in the Dutch Republic and is regarded as …

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Proveniershof

The Proveniershof is a quiet courtyard (hofje) off the Grote Houtstraat in Haarlem, one of the busiest shopping streets in the city centre. Step through the entrance and the noise of the street drops away. It is a small,…

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Gasthuisjes

The Gasthuisjes are a row of small former guest houses at Groot Heiligland 63 to 85 in Haarlem, built between 1608 and 1612 and standing directly opposite the Frans Hals Museum. They are a quiet reminder of how the city …

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the Commander

The Commander is a stop on Kruisweg in Haarlem, in the Netherlands, tied to the story of the Spanish siege of the city in 1572 and 1573. It brings back two names from that struggle, the nobleman Wigbolt Ripperda and the …

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Papentorenvest 42Z

The Koepelgevangenis, known in Haarlem simply as de Koepel (the Dome), is a former prison at Papentorenvest in Haarlem. It is one of only three domed prisons in the Netherlands, alongside those in Arnhem and Breda, and a…

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Wall Tower

The Wall Tower stop at Papentorenvest in Haarlem is the site of Molen De Adriaan, a windmill that stands on the Spaarne river on the foundations of a medieval city wall tower. The mill you see today is a reconstruction o…

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Bridge over te river

The Gravestenenbrug is a small pedestrian drawbridge over the Spaarne in the centre of Haarlem, the Netherlands. The current bridge dates from 1950 and replaces a crossing that had stood on this spot for centuries. Besid…

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