Metelerkamp Foundation Far into the 19th century, wealthy people built homes for the poor. In 1844 Miss P.P.J. Metelerkamp ordered five houses with two rooms. However, three of these (in the alley) were occupied by multiple families, bringing the actual number of homes to 8. These double-occupied houses were therefore real ‘chambers’. The distribution of […]
Maliegame on the Maliebaan
Game of Malie on the Maliebaan In 1637, the Maliebaan was built for playing the malie or paille-maille game. In the 17th century, this golf game was widely practiced. With the malie – a wooden stick with an iron end – a ball was hit through an arc. The malies were rented out by the […]
Dom Gardens’ Gate
In the year of our Lord Mdcclcv (1755) this entrance was restored