Wonkly
This week's "Saturday Flashback" goes back to a classic age of Dutch architecture. These two buildings face Hoorn harbour and were built in 1616 and 1618. The wonkly verticals can clearly be seen. From what information I could find, the stone panel showing a ship indicates much trade from here involved carrying grain from Poland and Baltic countries, through the Strait of Gibraltar to the countries around the Eastern Mediterranean. Apparently there was a massive shortage there during this time in history. Often salt was transported on the reverse journey.
The building below is the Carpenter's House and Workshop in Leiden, built just a few years earlier in 1612.
Wonkly
This week's "Saturday Flashback" goes back to a classic age of Dutch architecture. These two buildings face Hoorn harbour and were built in 1616 and 1618. The wonkly verticals can clearly be seen. From what information I could find, the stone panel showing a ship indicates much trade from here involved carrying grain from Poland and Baltic countries, through the Strait of Gibraltar to the countries around the Eastern Mediterranean. Apparently there was a massive shortage there during this time in history. Often salt was transported on the reverse journey.
The building below is the Carpenter's House and Workshop in Leiden, built just a few years earlier in 1612.