Architectural, Cultural sights in The Randstad
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Rietveld-Schröderhuis
The Rietveld-Schröderhuis is a Unesco-protected landmark built in 1924 by Utrecht architect Gerrit Rietveld. Inside and out, the entire structure conforms to the principles of De Stijl architecture – as form really does follow function here. Only six colours are used: red, blue, yellow, white, grey and black. Visits must be booked in advance through the website, by phone or through the Centraal Museum. Visits here are included in the museum admission, but the guided tour (adult/child €16/11, which includes a shuttle from Centraal Museum) is best.
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Leiden American Pilgrim Museum
In Leiden today, traces of the Pilgrims are elusive. The best place to start is the tiny Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, a fascinating restoration of a house occupied around 1610 by the soon-to-be Pilgrims. The house itself dates from 1375, but the furnishings are from the Pilgrims’ period. Note the tiles on the floor, originals from the 14th century. Pick up a walking-tour brochure, which helps you explore the surviving parts of 17th-century Leiden.
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Proveniershuis
Off Grote Houtstraat to the southwest of Grote Markt stands the Proveniershuis, the former headquarters of St Joris Doelen (the Civic Guards of St George), which started life as an almshouse. Its wonderful old hofje (almshouse) is one of Haarlem's prettiest.
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Hofje Van Staats
One of the town’s biggest, donated by a Haarlem merchant to poor women of the Reformed Church (1733), and still houses single, elderly women.
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