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Nederland - Hoorn, Oosterpoort

Nederland - Hoorn,  Oosterpoort
The ‘Oosterpoort’ (East Gate) is the only remaining city gate of Hoorn. The tower was built in 1578 and the gate keeper’s house on top of it was added in 1601. The gate is located at the defensive moat ‘Draafsingel’ - or better the piece called ‘Oosterpoortsgracht’ - around the then walled city, which was dug out in 1577. Originally there was a wooden bridge leading to the gate, but that was replaced in 1763 by the current stone arch bridge with iron fences Oosterpoortsbrug. In 1876 the “Oosterpoort” was restored and is now owned by ‘Vereniging Hendrick de Keyser’, an association for the preservation of historic houses in the Netherlands.

Hoorn was probably founded around the year 1200 and became important as a harbour town in the 14th century. In 1356 Hororn became a chartered city and was one of the most wealthy towns along the so called ‘Zuiderzee’. In the 17th century it was one of the six cities with a chamber of the Dutch East-Indies Company VOC and a prosperous and powerful trading town.

Ships from Hoorn sailed around the world. Cape Horn was named after the city when two ships were the first to sail around the southernmost tip of South America in 1616.

Günter Klaus, Mikus, , John Linton and 79 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Interesting photos and architecture! I hadn't realized the bit about Cape Hoorn, thanks for the info! HFF, Jaap!
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 Danielle
Danielle
Une merveileuse composition ou tout es si Beau**************
7 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
happy weekend also:)
7 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Beautiful picture and PiP :)
7 years ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Very beautifil picture ! I like Hoorn !
7 years ago.
 Smiley Derleth
Smiley Derleth club
Very beautifully photographed, and thank you for the fascinating backgound story.
7 years ago.
 Edward Bowthorpe
Edward Bowthorpe
Looks beautiful there Jaap,eddie,
7 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
All very educational.

HFF, Jaap.
7 years ago.
 Hansruedi Voegele
Hansruedi Voegele club
Eie schöne Aufnahme!
7 years ago.
 Erhard Bernstein
Erhard Bernstein club
A beautiful place!
7 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Excellent! HFF!
7 years ago.
 Philippe Rouzet
Philippe Rouzet
très jolie paysage
7 years ago.
 Guy Bacca (guybac)
Guy Bacca (guybac) club
Superbe photo !
7 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
A fine shot from the spring in Hoorn. HFF, wish you a sunny week-end, Jaap !
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 Erik Baas
Erik Baas
Mooie plaat van een bekende plek ! :-)
7 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Beautiful shot, great composition and nicely framed.
7 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A very nice view, Jaap !
7 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
une merveille ces photos et interessant !********************
merci ! bon week-end Jaap !
7 years ago.
 Erika Akire
Erika Akire
...HFF...
7 years ago.
 cp_u
cp_u club
HFF!
7 years ago.
 Riet Van Vliet
Riet Van Vliet
een mooie foto jaap en de weersspiegeling in het water.
7 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Lovely shot with a great pov and very interesting info Jaap
Have a lovely weekend.
7 years ago.
 Little Nightwitch
Little Nightwitch club
Beautiful shot and composition! In this colors I can believe, we have spring :-)
7 years ago.
 Adele
Adele club
Well captured,Jaap! Beautiful architecture and lovely place. I like the lovely reflections, too.
HFF!
7 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Nice shot!!!!
((My daughter her Husband and their young son are in Amsterdam for a few days!!!))
7 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Great composition Jaap, wonderful PoV and reflections.The history is well worth reading.

Have a great weekend, Doug
7 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Great perspective and reflections !
This is a very beautiful photogtraph, Jaap !
7 years ago.
 Susanne Hoy
Susanne Hoy
Eine großartige Perspektive.
HFF!
7 years ago.
 Leon_Vienna
Leon_Vienna club
Beautiful capture Jaap. HFF and a nice weekend.
7 years ago.
 Nacer H
Nacer H
Celle là (et beaucoup d'autres) je l'est ratée durant mon voyage en Hollande, merci de partager Jaap, belle capture merci pour l'info sur le cap Horn!!
7 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
Gorgeous Spring image Jaap have a nice weekend
7 years ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
So beautiful!!
I will be there on June.
Also it will be so nice to visit Hoorn–Medemblik heritage railway, for me..

HFF!
Best greetings
Füsun
7 years ago.
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to gezginruh club
I'm sure you will enjoy your trip.
7 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
What a beautiful place !
7 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Beautiful scene! Belated HFF.
7 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Thanks for this interesting photo and accompanying history.
7 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Good work, well done.
Have a great weekend my friend ;-)
7 years ago.
 Roger Dodger
Roger Dodger
Nice scene and interesting history to go with it.
7 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Photo et reflets superbes. Cordialement. Nicole.
7 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Love all the information Jaap and your photos are beautiful. Have a good weekend
7 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Excellent photography Jaap.
7 years ago.
 Jeanne chevillard
Jeanne chevillard
Très très belle photo !!!!
7 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Ein beschaulicher Park, Jaap,
schön zum Entspannen,
Ich wünsche Dir einen schönen Sonntag
Erich
7 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
How marvelous that it has not been lost to time.
7 years ago.
 Schussentäler
Schussentäler club
wunderschöne alte Brücke zu diesem Schloss
7 years ago.
 Jadviga Grase
Jadviga Grase club
Interesting architecture....wonderful capture!
7 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
beautiful place, the PiP is fine, too.
7 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Lovely shot Jaap. A belated HFF to you
7 years ago.
 Stephen Branley
Stephen Branley
Lovely image and great info Jaap...
7 years ago.
 Dick M
Dick M
I like this composition...leading lines, foreground perspective...very nice.
7 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
A very lovely and peaceful scene, Jaap!! Splendid photo!!
7 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
A beautiful gate and a wonderful bridge. Great perspective and eye-leading!
7 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Thank you for the comprehensive explanation.
Didn't know the cape's name came from this one far away city !
7 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
What a beautiful and restful scene.
7 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
interesting and excellent series !
7 years ago.
 micritter
micritter
Very interesting info. An exceptionally beautiful photo and the reflections add to the already very beautiful scene.
7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Lovely images and fascinating information, Jaap.
7 years ago.
 Dave Hilditch
Dave Hilditch
Excellent capture of these fine buildings.
7 years ago.
 tatranka7
tatranka7
Wonderful composition...
7 years ago.
 Anto & Pier
Anto & Pier
Very nice scenery and photo.
Greetings from Italia, Anto & Pier
7 years ago.
 Hubs 56
Hubs 56
beautiful Ensemble, Hubs
7 years ago.
 •●•Line,
•●•Line,
C'est pas Nice ! C'est bien plus!;-)
7 years ago.
 Laura Perinelli
Laura Perinelli
Bella ripresa della bella città! Ciao Laura
7 years ago.
 Eric Desjours
Eric Desjours club
Splendid.
I had never been concerned with the origin of the name of Cape Horn! ;)
7 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Jaap,

A nice postcard picture! I must come and see this one day!!

Best Wishes
Peter
7 years ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Muy bella composición.
3 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da hast du sehr schöne Perspektiven genutzt für deine schönen Aufnahmen lieber Jaap :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
12 months ago.

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