Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Haarlem, Netherlands

The Cathedral of Saint Bavo is a cathedral in Haarlem, the Netherlands, built by Joseph Cuypers from 1895 to 1930 to replace the former waterstaatskerk in the Jansstraat called the St. Joseph. That church was itself a replacement for the Sint-Bavokerk, that had been converted to Protestantism from Catholicism in 1578. The Cathedral of Saint Bavo now serves as the main cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. Within the cathedral, the former sacristy has been converted into a small museum (schatkamer) containing historical artefacts from Haarlem's Catholic past.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of St Bavo, Haarlem (EN)

The Grieving Woman is a Dutch war memorial in Haarlem.

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Hofje van Guurtje de Waal is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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The Hofje van Loo is a hofje on the Barrevoetstraat 7 in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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Bloemencorso Bollenstreek is one of the flower parades in the Netherlands and one of the largest editions of the world. The event takes place in the end of April, The route starts on Saturday in Noordwijk and ends in the city of Haarlem the day after.

Wikipedia: Bloemencorso Bollenstreek (EN), Website

The Wilhelmina Church in Haarlem is located in the center of the city on the Gedempte Oude Gracht. The church building was designed by Arie de Maaker and built just after the First World War. The church was inaugurated on August 31, 1921 (Queen's Day).

Wikipedia: Wilhelminakerk (Haarlem) (NL), Website

The Peace Temple in Haarlem is a monument in the shape of a Roman temple built in 1648 on the occasion of the Peace of Münster. The building is located in the Hortus Medicus and is located right behind the former guest houses of the town hall. The colonnade was built on the occasion of the conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia, but mainly because of the Peace of Münster, which is part of the Peace of Westphalia. It has been designated as a national monument as part of the boundary of the Hortus Medicus.

Wikipedia: Vredestempel (Haarlem) (NL)

The Hortus Medicus is a city garden and former medical herb garden in Haarlem at the Prinsenhof and the Jacobijnestraat.

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The Guldenbergspoort at Grote Houtstraat 9 in Haarlem was the entrance gate to the former Carmelite monastery, which existed from 1249 to 1578. The monastery complex largely covered an area the size of the block of houses bordered by the Grote Houtstraat, the Anegang, the Warmoesstraat and the Spekstraat. On the corner of the Spekstraat and the Warmoesstraat stood the "Oude Vleeschhal", which was not part of the monastery complex.

Wikipedia: Guldenbergspoortje (NL)

Frans Hals Museum - Hal is one of the two locations of the Frans Hals Museum, located on the Grote Markt, Haarlem, Netherlands, where modern and contemporary art is on display in alternating presentations. The emphasis is on contemporary photograph and video presentations, with the focus on Man and society.

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The Vleeshal is a historical building dating from 1603 on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands.

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The Archeologisch Museum Haarlem is a museum in the cellar of the Vleeshal on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands, dedicated to promoting interest and conserving the archeological heritage of Kennemerland.

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De Vishal is a historical building dating from 1769 on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands.

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The statue of Laurens Janszoon Coster is a memorial in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The statue is called Lautje by the inhabitants.

Wikipedia: Standbeeld van Laurens Janszoon Coster (NL)

Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into 38 languages so far.

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Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans was a Dutch author and television personality. Much of his work remains untranslated into English.

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The Wijngaardtuin is a public city garden in the center of the city of Haarlem.

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The Janskerk or St. John's Church is a former church in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Today it houses the North Holland Archives.

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Geertgen tot Sint Jans, also known as Geertgen van Haarlem, Gerrit Gerritsz, Gheertgen, Geerrit, Gheerrit, or any other diminutive form of Gerald, was an Early Netherlandish painter from the northern Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire. No contemporary documentation of his life has been traced, and the earliest published account of his life and work is from 1604, in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck.

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The St. Joseph kerk is a church dating from the 19th century on the Jansstraat in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is located across from the Janskerk (Haarlem).

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The Waalse kerk is a historical church dating from the 14th century on the Begijnhof in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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PHIL Haarlem, formerly known as the Philharmonie, is a music house in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The PHIL is located on the corner of Klokhuisplein and Lange Begijnestraat in the city centre. Until 2001, the building was known as the Concertgebouw.

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De Schuur is a theater in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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The Grote or Sint-Bavokerk is a late medieval church building in the Dutch city of Haarlem, located on the Grote Markt. Until the Reformation, it was dedicated to Saint Bavo. The medieval cruciform church, which stands in the middle of the old center of the city, was built in the Brabant Gothic architectural style. On the cross of the transept and nave is a 78-metre-high wooden crossing tower covered with lead, late Gothic crossing tower. The church belongs to the 'Top 100 of the National Monument Conservation Agency' from 1990.

Wikipedia: Grote of St.-Bavokerk (NL)

The Waag (Waegh) is a former Weigh house in Haarlem that today serves as a café catering to tourists.

Wikipedia: Waag, Haarlem (EN)

Teylers Museum is an art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the museum is the neoclassical Oval Room (1784), which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), the so-called Fundatiehuis. Pieter Teyler was a wealthy cloth merchant and banker of Scottish descent, who bequeathed his fortune for the advancement of religion, art, and science. He was a Mennonite and follower of the Scottish Enlightenment.

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The Bakenesserkerk is a former church and seat of the local archeological workgroup in Haarlem, Netherlands, on the Vrouwestraat 10. Its characteristic white tower can be seen in cityscapes of Haarlem. The entrance is opposite the rear entrance to the Teylers Hofje.

Wikipedia: Bakenesserkerk (EN)

The Catharijne Bridge is a swing bridge in the center of the Dutch city of Haarlem. The bridge was built between 1902 and 1903 and was designated a national monument on 27 July 1999. The bridge connects the Koudenhorn with the new road over the Papentorenvest that was built in the same period. The bridge was designed by municipal architect Jacques Leijh.

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De Adriaan is a windmill in the Netherlands that burnt down in 1932 and was rebuilt in 2002. The original windmill dates from 1779 and the mill has been a distinctive part of the skyline of Haarlem for centuries.

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The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is one of three Panopticon-style buildings situated in the country. One of three designed by Willem Metzelaar, the building was completed in 1901. A Rijksmonument, the prison closed in 2016. After the prison's closure, the building, along with the one at Arnhem, was used to house asylum seekers to the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Koepelgevangenis (Haarlem) (EN)

The Hofje van Noblet is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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The Barnaart House is a monumental mansion at Nieuwe Gracht 7 in Haarlem. It has been open to visitors as a museum (house) since 2021.

Wikipedia: Huis Barnaart (NL), Website

The Ten Boom Museum is a museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands, dedicated to The Hiding Place, the subject of a book by Corrie ten Boom. The house where the museum is located was purchased and restored in 1983 by the Corrie ten Boom Fellowship, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation governed by a board of directors. Mike Evans serves as the chairman of the Board.

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The Hofje van Oorschot is a hofje on the Kruisstraat 44 in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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The Lutherse Hofje is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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The Frans Loenenhofje is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, on the Witte Heren straat.

Wikipedia: Frans Loenenhofje (EN)