Haarlem: Brick and a Second Bavo

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…