The Haarlem Koepelgevangenis ("dome prison") is just one of three so-called panopticons in the Netherlands: circular prisons with a central watch tower, built in the 19th century and designed to ...

The Basilica of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam is being elevated to a cathedral, the Diocese Haarlem-Amsterdam said on Friday. The ...

As a gift to the city for Amsterdam’s 750th birthday later this year, Pope Francis has elevated the status of Basilica of St.

Pope Francis has upgraded the status of the large church opposite Amsterdam’s central station to that of a cathedral – as a ...

Mika: My name is Mika, and I'm 10 years old. I live in the city of Haarlem. Mika - TRANSLATED: Haarlem is a lovely city with lots of typical, old Dutch buildings. So, it may look old-fashioned but ...

The girls grew up in Schoten which in 1927 was merged into Haarlem. Truus and Freddie were also raised by a single communist mother, which likely influenced their partaking in the Dutch resistance.