Architecture

Gemeenlandshuis, portal with coat of arms

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Gemeenlandshuis [Dutch]
Hoofdkantoor van het Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland [Dutch]
Huis met de bellen [Dutch]
Gemeenlandshuis, portal with coat of arms

Architecture

The coats of arms on the portal were designed by Pieter Post in 1652.

The Gemeenlandshuis is Delft's oldest stone-built house, housing the Delfland Water Authority which is Netherland's oldest government institution.

structure overview
created
1652
architect

Architecture: Gemeenlandshuis

full/alternative names
Headquarters of the Delfland Water Authority, House of Cones
historic names
s'Heeren Herberghe [Dutch]
built
1505
culture
work type
1505–1572
1572–1583
1583–1639
material
technique
patronage

Geography

local language location name
Delft, Nederland [Dutch]
cultural historical region

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
4,604 × 5,600  pixel
39.0 × 47.4 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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