De Hallen, Market Square, Haarlem, The Netherlands Editorial Image

The Grote Markt is the central market square of the dutch city of Haarlem. Located on this market square there is the building De Hallen Haarlem, an exhibition space in the former Vleeshal (Flesher's hall). The Vleeshal, National Heritage sites today, was built in the years 1602 to 1605 and was originally a meat hall where butchers sold their goods. The heads of bulls and rams on the façades are reminders of the original function of the building. It is an example of Dutch renaissance architecture, with renaissance ornaments being applied on a basic Gothic structure.