Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: tevel

This almshouse dates from 1666, founded by the merchant brothers Charles and Jacob Tevel. The ground used was in the shape of a diamond, so everything (houses, tiles, drain covers etc) is in diamond shape. Architect Willem van der Helm. See here for an aerial view maps.google.nl/maps?ll=52.154304,4.501433&spn=0.0005,...

This almshouse dates from 1666, founded by the merchant brothers Charles and Jacob Tevel. The ground used was in the shape of a diamond, so everything (houses, tiles, drain covers etc) is in diamond shape. Architect Willem van der Helm. See here for an aerial view maps.google.nl/maps?ll=52.154304,4.501433&spn=0.0005,...

Leiden has a lot of almshouses mostly dating from the 17th century. This one dates from 1666. Rich people from Leiden left their money to built these almshouses. This one was founded by Charles Tevel. His brother Jacob extended it. The almshouse was built by Wilhelm van der Helm.