Square "De Roode Steen"
Netherlands, Hoorn, June 2007
Square "De Roode Steen" with the Westfries Museum (built in 1632) and a statue of J.P. Coen
who was governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1619 until 1629.
Hoorn is a town in the province of North Holland, which acquired city rights in 1357.
Cape Horn, the most southerly point of the Americas, was named after this town by Willem Schouten, who rounded it in 1616.
The Hoorn Islands of the Oceanian nation of Wallis and Futuna are also named after this city.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoorn
archiek 23. Juli 2015, 16:51
Very good looking buildings in this Square. Nice photo.Regards,
Archie
Ken Piros 23. Juli 2015, 11:03
Nice cityscape !Mirjam Burer 22. Juli 2015, 13:48
you must have thousands of pictures ready to upload Peter....every time when I look at the year..this goes through my mind...Well known place and have been there many times, good shot and compliment
lg, Mirjam
Jaap Koer 22. Juli 2015, 11:37
A nice presentationAO67 22. Juli 2015, 11:06
Peter, btw...why de roode steen ?!....Pat
Willy Brüchle 22. Juli 2015, 10:09
Hopefully the inhabitants are not always horny ;-)) MfG, w.b.Harold Thompson 22. Juli 2015, 9:37
Fine building frontage and statue and history associated with the town:-)) Harold
Hans-Reiner Bohn 22. Juli 2015, 9:19
schön dokumentiert, sehr gut fotografiert!g, reiner
Sue Thompson 22. Juli 2015, 8:16
A very good shot of bothe the statue of J.P.Coen and the old museum across the square. The information that you have added is excellent and tells what an old and interesting place Hoorn is.:))
Mauro Tomassetti 22. Juli 2015, 7:27
Very nice and interesting photo!Thanks for the info!
Regards Mauro
Adele D. Oliver 22. Juli 2015, 2:00
a very picturesque and ornate house, and J.P.Coen looking very proud looking at it ... well composed, great light and colours, and very interesting info about "The Horn" and islands which I saw in 2010 :-))greetings, Adele
AO67 22. Juli 2015, 0:12
la vision de ce face à face statue/architecture me plait beaucoup !Pat
Pierre LAVILLE 21. Juli 2015, 22:42
++++++++Pierre