Category: Alkmaar
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This pretty canal in my birth town Alkmaar has a very special monument. You can see it on the left corner by the bridge. Yes, that green house is almost entirely built of wood (except for 1 stone wall inside), and it is one of 2 wooden houses still surviving in Alkmaar. According to legend,…
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I have added some information on my Golden Egg research from 2019. Please have a look on the Alkmaar 1573 pages and let me know your thoughts!
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Here you see one of the oldest houses in Alkmaar, built in 1540, situated on Kanisstreet number 1. A ‘kanis’ is a pedlar’s basket and because the house is situated near an old almshouse you may assume that pedlar’s went to the almshouse often to sell their items. The façade is that of a typical…
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