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"Penha" Building (photo RDMZ 1996) |
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4. "PENHA" BUILDING Location: Handelskade/Heerenstraat 1, Punda Ownership: private Premises almost detached, 1708, gallery Eighteenth Century, surrounded by Heerenstraat, Breedestraat and Handelskade, with the ridge perpendicular to Breedestraat. Three storeys with roof, covered with red pantiles. The "Penha" Building is a typical example of Iberian influences in basically Dutch architecture. The building is heavily decorated and the top gables are an abundant interpretation of the Dutch bell-gable. The building is restored in 1956. |
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