City Hall
Haarlem city hall was originally built as a hunting lodge in 1250 by Count Floris V. In 1351, the building was destroyed by a large fire that swept through the city. It was reconstructed and turned into a city hall.
You are standing in front of this building. If you look up, you will see a statue overlooking the Grote Markt from the facade. Who is this?
- Corrie ten Boom
- Vrouwe Justitia
- Hannie Schaft
- The mayor of Haarlem
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Video: Canadian forces arrive in Haarlem
On 8 May 1945, after five years of occupation, the Canadian forces rode onto the Grote Markt in Haarlem. They were on their way to IJmuiden to assemble, disarm and send German troops back to Germany. The joy of freedom felt by all ‘Haarlemmers’ was unprecedented. People were cheering, crying and waving flags. They showered the soldiers with flowers and lifted them up on their shoulders. A plaquette, in happy memory of this day, was mounted on the wall of city hall in 1995.
