Asyl voor Oude en Gebrekkige Zeelieden - Brielle, NL
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N 51° 54.252 E 004° 09.844
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The Asyl voor Oude en Gebrekkige Zeelieden (Asylum for Old and Poor Sailors) is a building in neo-renaissance style in the town of Brielle, in the Dutch province of South Holland.
Waymark Code: WM12ABZ
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/13/2020
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This beautiful building was once intended to house sailors. The money for the construction was donated by the town population in 1872 on the occasion of the 300-year liberation of Den Briel by the Watergeuzen. It was built in neo-renaissance style after King Willem III laid the first stone on April 1, 1872.
The building is not complete: the left wing is missing. The complex has an L-shaped floor plan while the original design had a U-shaped floor plan. The west wing was never realized.
Nowadays, the building consists of 14 rental houses. Part of the complex is a small rose garden, which is open to the public. In the middle of the park is a bronze statue on a natural stone base with the inscription "1572 LIBERTATIS PRIMITIAE 1872" (= liberated first).
Sources: Wikipedia, Beleefbrielle.nl
Public/Private: Private
Tours Available?: No
Year Built: 1872
Web Address: [Web Link]
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