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  Haarlem Shuffle - History - Chronology
The Town Hall, the abbey and the Count's residence are all destroyed.
The Gedempte Oude Gracht is abandoned as a line of defence as the city expands to include modern-day Gasthuisvest and Wilhelminastraat, as well as the 'heiliglanden' (holy area, so-called because of the many religious houses there).
As this is started accidentally by German soldiers in Spanish employ stationed in the town, Haarlem demands compensation and eventually is granted possession of all catholic church properties in the town.
www.haarlemshuffle.com /history/topic.php?id=8   (1478 words)

  
  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, capital of North Holland province.
On November 17, 1572 all citizens of the city of Zutphen were murdered by the Spanish army, and on December 1 the city of Naarden suffered the same fate.
Haarlem's cathedral was spared from the iconoclastic riots of 1566 in the Netherlands, because the city's mayor ordered the closing of the church for several months.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Haarlem   (3874 words)

  
 HAARLEM. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Although an industrial center with shipyards, machinery plants, and textile mills, Haarlem is chiefly noted as the center of a famous flower-growing district and the export point for bulbs (especially tulips).
During the 16th and 17th cent., Haarlem was a center of Dutch painting; Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, and Adriaen van Ostade worked there.
Among Haarlem’s numerous historic buildings are the Church of St. Bavo, or Groote Kerk (15th cent.), which has a world-famous organ; the Stadhuis [city hall], formerly a palace of the counts of Holland, begun in 1250; and many medieval gabled houses.
www.bartleby.com /aol/65/ha/Haarlem.html   (166 words)

  
 City and town halls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A city hall or town hall is the headquarters of a city or town's administration and usually houses the city or town council, its associated departments and their employees.
City halls are usually found in larger cities and town halls in smaller urban areas.
Birmingham, England, where Birmingham Town Hall is a concert hall and the city's administration is the housed in the City of Birmingham Council House.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/City_Hall   (324 words)

  
 Haarlem Amadeus Hotel Haarlem Netherlands Hotels HotelResort.nl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Haarlem is known for its many interesting museum, such as the Frans Hals Museum, Teylers Museum and buildings, such as the Grote Kerk (previously the St. Bavo Cathedral), the city hall and the Vleeshal (Meat Market).
Haarlem is an excellent shopping city and the city offers a wide range of specialised stores and exclusive shops, boutiques and department stores.
Hotel Amadeus is a city hotel situated in a historical building on the Grote Markt (Market square), one of the most beautiful squares in the Netherlands, located right in the heart of Haarlem.
www.hotelresort.nl /453   (342 words)

  
 NAI: Rotterdam City Hall Models - 1 New Zest in Rotterdam
In 1905, the City Council consented to the construction of a new city hall on Oostplein, for which the land had already been purchased.
He thought the location was too far away from the center and instead proposed building of a new city hall as part of the redevelopment of the inner city.
His city hall plans may be seen as a middle-class cultural offensive against degeneration of the city.
www.nai.nl /e/omd_e/rotterdamcityhall/1_zest.html   (732 words)

  
 Town Hall, Haarlem
At the end of the 13th century, with the permission of Count Floris V, Dominican monks built a monastery behind the castle, with a chapterhouse, cloisters and a church.
After two serious fires in the town Count William V enlarged the castle by the addition of the Gravenzaal (Count's Hall), which soon afterwards was acquired by the municipality of Haarlem.
The Town Hall and the monastery, with its church, suffered heavy damage during the fight for independence and the wars of religion.
www.planetware.com /haarlem/town-hall-nl-nh-harth.htm   (336 words)

  
 City Quest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Haarlem is the capital city of the provence Noord Holland.
Haarlem is about 15 miles away from Amsterdam, the capital city of our country The Netherlands.
Hiyoshi, a village in Mizunami of Japan, is the city in the mountain in almost the middle of Japan.
www.cityquest.nl /vrworld/team.html   (313 words)

  
 Stadhuis Maastricht Town hall
It testifies to the aspirations of the city government for the built environment; it is an expression of the continuity of power relationships in a given society and the outward display of power that these relations require.
The town hall was built with a basic unit of 100 Rhineland feet (32 metres) - this is an unusual measurement in Maastricht, but is the one that Post, as a citizen of The Hague, was used to employing.
The town hall of Maastricht is a symbol for one of the wonders of European culture - that every people is creative in assimilating the great variety of influences from outside, experiencing them as something positive and converting them into a unique possession of their own.
www.homepages.hetnet.nl /~cjecortenraad   (16595 words)

  
 ChessBase.com - Chess News - Nona Gaprindashvili wins BDO Chess Tournament Haarlem
The tournament was held in Haarlem, provincial capital of Noord-Holland (North Holland, blue in the map), which is one of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands.
Haarlem citizen Coster (1370-1440) and the German Johannes Gutenberg are both seen as the inventors of the art of printing.
The City Hall originally was a 13th century hunting lodge of the counts of Holland.
www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2621   (1831 words)

  
 Haarlem, st Bavo , haarlem links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I live in Haarlem, the Netherlands, at about 2 km north of the heart of the city: the tower of the old Bavo Church.
Haarlems Dagblad The oldest newspaper in the world.
In Haarlem there is no Stedelijk; Rijks; Anne Frank House; Cat museum; RAI exhibition center; Music Theatre; Concertgebouw.
www.xs4all.nl /~wiskerke/html/haarlem.html   (618 words)

  
 Harlem, New York City, neighborhood profile
However, the unwillingness of landlords elsewhere in the city to rent to fl tenants, together with a significant increase in the fl population of New York, meant that rents in Harlem were for many years higher than rents elsewhere in the city, even as the housing stock decayed.
In many cases, the income from these buildings could not support the fines and city taxes charged to their owners, or the houses suffered damage that would have been expensive to fix, and the buildings were abandoned.
This was driven by changing federal and city policies, including fierce crime-fighting and a concerted effort to develop the retail corridor on 125th Street.
www.newyorkcity-realestate.com /citytour/NY/Harlem.php   (2977 words)

  
 CULTURE AND HISTORY IN HAARLEM
In the basement of the Meat Hall the Archeological Museum has been accommodated, with archeological excavations from Haarlem.
The Verweyhal, museum devoted to the Haarlem painter Kees Verwey.
Besides a print gallery, there will be room for a new exhibition hall, a book collection, an educational pavilion for children and a museum cafe with a view of the beautiful city garden.
www.amadeus-hotel.com /GB/museums.htm   (383 words)

  
 Harry Hall (1813 - 1882) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Francis Frith - Thebes, Interior of the Hall of Columns c.
Cornelis Springer, City Hall in the Hague, 1867
David Hall's previous work showed various urban settings which presented vestiges of the negative impact of human presence on the environment, thus implying a passage of time.
www.wwar.com /masters/h/hall-harry.html   (1455 words)

  
 About Haarlem.nl.tv - Haarlem.nl.tv english   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Haarlem is known for its many interesting museums, such as the Frans Hals Museum, Teylers Museum.
Famous buildings, such as the Great Church (previously the St. Bavo Cathedral), the city hall and the Vleeshal (Meat Market).
city has a great variety of pavement cafés where you can relax and watch people stroll by.
www.haarlem.nl.tv /index.php?TreeID=2   (131 words)

  
 3 star hotels in Amsterdam from Amsterdam Hotels Guide
Uithoorn, a nice small village at the Amstel River is in the direct vicinity of Amsterdam (15 km), Aalsmeer (7 km), Haarlem (20 km) and Utrecht (25 km).
The main musea and the Concert Hall are at walking distance.
The comfortable and new 3-star Tulip Inn Amsterdam City West is situated in the West part of Amsterdam in a quiet residential area between Schiphol Airport (10 min.
www.amsterdam-hotels-guide.com /Amsterdam-hotel-3.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Internet Dental Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The main two were the city hall, and the cathedral.
They used to hang people from the balcony of city hall.
I hear that once when Haarlem was flat broke, they sold the city hall to the government at market price, only to buy it back for 1 guilder.
www.europewithasmile.com /artman/publish/article_20.shtml   (1443 words)

  
 Haarlem Encyclopedia Article @ Karr.net (Karr Network)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nicolaes Pieterzoon Berchem van Haarlem, Dutch painter, known for his Italian landscapes.
Born on 1 October 1620, died on 18 February 1683.
Karr.net is designed and maintained by Kurt Karr and is hosted by pair Networks.
www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Haarlem   (4023 words)

  
 Haarlem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This hospital was situated at "het bolwerk" on Schoten's territory.
Jopenbier also features a dark beer (bokbier) and a light beer ("spring beer" or lentebier).
This page was last modified 04:11, 25 October 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haarlem   (3884 words)

  
 Haarlem Shopping Tips by irisbe - VirtualTourist.com
On Saturday morning there was a small market in front of the city hall.
I think they not only love their flowers (look how nice the front is decorated on occasion of the flowerparade) but they love to make their interior as cosy as possible.
In the centre of the city the streets are blocked with a "raising"pillar.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/23575/7095e/c   (717 words)

  
 Amsterdam Hotels Guide
The historical city centre with it's canals, the Leidsestraat with numerous shops and the famous museums are all within walking distance, as are the Vondelpark and the Concert Hall.
The Concert Hall is just next door to the Trianon as well as the Rijksmuseum (Rembrandt) and the Van Gogh Museum.
The historical city centre and the Leidseplein with the Casino are within walking distance.
www.amsterdam-hotels-guide.com   (345 words)

  
 '59 Showcase
But the time in between was great, and being parked in front of the City Hall of Haarlem (yes, that is where the name Harlem [in New York] comes from) -- a 12th century building -- was great.
Haarlem is the number six city and it was in the middle of town.
About six passing people asked me if this was the car from the movie and numerous others thought it was a very nice Caddy."
www.59sportfury.net /showcase/keij/page12.html   (171 words)

  
 ChessBase.com - Chess News - Kasparov wins BDO Tournament in Haarlem
The main sponsor was André Hendriks of BDO CampsObers Accountants and Adviseurs in Haarlem.
Haarlem is the provincial capital of north Holland.
The opening is held in the middle of the city...
www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=3328   (1025 words)

  
 Sport: Challengeday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Two cities compete in getting as much people as possible to exercise for 15 minutes.
The city that loses the challenge will cary the flag of the winning city on the city hall for a week.
The first Challange day was held between Haarlem and Mutare, on May the 30th 2001.
www.antenna.nl /~mutare/eng/sportchallengeday.htm   (250 words)

  
 Haarlem — Infoplease.com
During the 16th and 17th cent., Haarlem was a center of Dutch painting; Frans
Laurens Janszoon Koster - Koster or Coster, Laurens Janszoon, c.1370–c.1440, Dutch sexton of a church in Haarlem, one...
Philips Wouwerman - Wouwerman, Philips, 1619–68, Dutch painter of Haarlem.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0822259.html   (259 words)

  
 Amadeus Hotel Haarlem on Hotels.nl » No Booking Fee!
The hotel does not have parking space for the guests.
Bavo Cathedral), the city hall and the Vleeshal (Meat Market).
Haarlem is an excellent shopping city and the city offers a wide range of specialised
www.hotels.nl /haarlem/amadeus   (471 words)

  
 cannabisnews.com: Pot Advocates Ask For City Leaders' Help
McWilliams said the city's efforts, including a task force working on guidelines for medical marijuana use, provide "unrealistic assurances." McWilliams' group gave pot away to those with a doctor's note last week outside City Hall.
The activists also spoke out against the city at a meeting of the City Council's Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, and planned to move their protest to the Federal Building.
She said the city isn't getting any help from other jurisdictions, including the county and federal governments.
www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread14248.shtml   (1236 words)

  
 Haarlem - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Haarlem" at HighBeam.
Profile: Holland's biannual Haarlem Comics Festival features work by comic strip artists and graphic novelists from around the world [DP]
United Pan-Europe Communications Agrees to Acquire Cable System From The Municipality of Haarlem.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-haarlem.html   (290 words)

  
 Woman marries herself
In the Trouwzaal, or wedding room, of the City Hall of Haarlem in the Netherlands, Jennifer will marry herself.
Bedecked in a wedding gown studded with 200 perfect latex copies of her own nipples, Jennifer will appear before Ruud Grondel, Haarlem's registrar, and promise to "love, respect and honor" herself in good times and in bad, according to Dutch and German newspaper reports.
Look at Haarlem, the Netherlands, on May 28, and sniff the postmodern rot.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/863734/posts   (1881 words)

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