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

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

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 by function
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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