Grote Markt (Grote Markt) description and photos - The Netherlands: Haarlem (Topic)

Grote Markt description and photos - The Netherlands: Haarlem. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. Title in English - Grote Markt.

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Just 20 km west of Amsterdam, Haarlem is located - a small picturesque town with a turbulent centuries-old history and many interesting places to visit. The central square of the city deserves special attention - the famous market square Grote Markt, located in the very heart of old Haarlem and is one of the favorite places of both residents of the city and its guests.

The Grote Markt is an amazing atmospheric a place where life is always in full swing. Like many years ago, market days are held here (usually on Mondays and Saturdays), as well as various festivals, concerts and other cultural events. And around the perimeter, the square is surrounded by the famous sights of Haarlem - the Church of St. Bavo, an impressive 80-meter bell tower which is visible from almost anywhere in the city, the Town Hall, built on the site of the residence of the Counts of Holland, which was burnt down in a fire in the 14th century, the House of the City Guard, which is one of the oldest buildings in Haarlem and was designed by the talented city architect Lieven de Kay, the so-called Meat Rows, which today are home to the collection of modern paintings of the Frans Hals Museum and the Archaeological Museum of Haarlem. On the square you will also see a monument to the famous native of Haarlem - the famous Dutch printer Laurens Janszon Koster, who, as some researchers believe, invented the method of printing using "movable" letters before Johannes Gutenberg.

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