MARIATOREN
This is the Mariatoren (translation: Maria Tower) in Hoorn. A late Gothic semicircular tower built in 1508 as part of the city defense wall. It was constructed on the grounds […]
This is the Mariatoren (translation: Maria Tower) in Hoorn. A late Gothic semicircular tower built in 1508 as part of the city defense wall. It was constructed on the grounds […]
This early Renaissance monumental building from 1563 was one of the first hospitals in Hoorn. The former Sint Jansgasthuis functioned as ‘gasthuis’ or ‘guesthouse’ to accommodate pilgrims, travelers and to […]
I thought I saw a man about to fall off the roof of a building! 😲😲😲 As it turned out … It was just a polyester figure called the “Liggende […]
It is always a delight to come across centuries old weigh house or weighing house whenever I visit a Dutch city. A public building where goods used to be weighed, […]
This massive defensive gate of Hoofdtoren was erected in 1532, right by the existing wooden pier called the ‘Houten Hoofd’ or the ‘Wooden Head’, dating back to 1464. It is […]
This is the 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 in Hoorn. One of Hoorn’s most beautiful monuments right in the city square center. Quite stunning, isn’t it? A museum with a richly adorned façade […]
Just like the name says it all … Museum van de 20e Eeuw in Hoorn is a museum all about the 20th century! A nostalgic museum perfect for everyone interested […]
This is a working museum ship, 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗲𝗻 (translation: Half Moon), in Hoorn. The Halve Maen is the name of the ship in which Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer […]
Museum Steam Tram or Museum Stoomtram is a former goods and marshalling yard with existing old railway tracks dated back to 1887. It is located right next to Hoorn Train […]