Haarlem: Brick and a Second Bavo
165 min
3.2 km
10 stops
About this tour
Haarlem dressed the Grote Markt in Lieven de Key brick, then Catholics raised a second Bavo with a dome on the Leidsevaart, outside the walls. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Koepelkathedraal Sint Bavo
The Koepelkathedraal Sint Bavo on the Leidsevaart was designed by a son of the famous architect Pierre Cuypers. It was built between 1895 and 1930, and the fir…
Vleeshal
The Vleeshal on the Grote Markt was designed by Lieven de Key, city mason from 1593. Later it held army supplies and archives. Take a good look at the richly d…
Vishal
The Vishal beside the Grote Kerk dates from 1769 and replaced an older fish market. It was a long courtyard roofed on three sides, and in 1898 it got a glass r…
Hoofdwacht
The Hoofdwacht on the corner of Smedestraat stands on a site with an important civic history. The present house dates from around 1650. In 1765 the town fitted…
St. Josephkerk
St Joseph's church on Jansstraat was built between 1841 and 1843. In the mid 19th century Pope Pius IX made it the cathedral of the restored diocese of Haarlem…
Toneelschuur
The Toneelschuur on Lange Begijnestraat opened in 2003. The building was first drawn by an artist from outside architecture and worked out by architect Henk Dö…
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