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360 Route 42. HAARLEM. Pavilion.
the Roman Catholic St. Bavo Kerk (Pl. A, 5) is now under con-
struction.
The S. side of the town is bounded by the FrepErrKs-Parxk
(Pl. C, 7), with the Haarlem Chalybeate Bath, the powerful water
of which (‘Wilhelminabron’) is supplied by means of pipes from a
spring in the Haarlemmer Meer Polder. At the café-restaurant in
the Brongebouw (PI. 2), or pump-room, an orchestra plays on Sun.,
Wed., & Sat. afternoons and on Sun., Tues., & Thurs. evenings
from May to September. — To the S.W. the Frederiks-Park is ad-
joined by the attractive Flora Park (Pl. A. B, 7), in which is a
bronze Statue of Frans Hals by H. Scholtz (1900). Between these
Tuns the Dreef (Pl. B, 7), a tree-shaded drive, leading to the Haar-
Jemmer Hout. In the neighbourhood are numerous villas. — To
the S. of the Frederiks-Park is situated the —
Pavilion (Paviljoen Welgelegen; Pl. B, C, 7), a chateau erected
in 1788 by the wealthy banker, Mr. Hope of Amsterdam, and
afterwards purchased by Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, who
signed his abdication here on July 4st, 1810. From 4817 till 1891
it was in the possession of the widowed consort of Prince William V,
of Orange, whose bedroom is shown unaltered (free). The chateau
is now the seat of the Society for the Promotion of Industry (Ned.
Maatschappy ter Bevordering van Nyverheid), founded in 1777, which
has established here a Colonial Museum (48741) and a Museum of
Industrial Art (1877).
The Colonial Museum (Pl. 8; entered from the S. terrace; adm. daily,
10-4, 25¢.; free on Sun. & holidays; printed guide, 1908, 10c.; also
20 sectional catalogues, 30 c.-4 fl. each) contains a copious collection of the
products of the Dutch colonies, chiefly those in the E. Indies. The specimens
are arranged in the following groups: Minerals, Food, Wood (large collection
of tropical woods), Oils and Resins, Vegetable Fibres and Textiles, Dru
Dying and Tanning Materials, Industrial and Artistic Products, Ethnography.
A Library and a Laboratory are connected with the museum.
The Museum of Industrial Art (Museum van Kunstnyverheid; Pl. 9; adm.
daily, 10:4), which also is entered from the S. terrace, by the approach to the
left, consists of models, copies, and drawings of the most celebrated pro-
ducts of the artistic industries of ancient and modern times. It is arranged
in the following groups: Woven Fabrics, Wood Carvings, Works in Metal,
Ivory Carvings, Pottery, Architecture, Sculpture, Drawing and Designing,
Costume. The section of engravings and wood-cuts contains 4000 num
bers. In connection with the museum is a School of Industrial Art. Director,
Mr. E. A. yon Saher,
The *Forest of Haarlem (Haarlemmer Hout), to the S. of the
Pavilion, is a beautiful park laid out since 1827 in an ancient wood,
with fine old beech and lime tree avenues (e.g. the Spanjaards
Laan). At the entrance is the Buiten-Societeit (a club) and a Deer
Park. Concerts on Sun., 2.30-4, and on Wed. & Frid., 8-40 p.m.
The Environs of Haarlem are attractive, particularly the E.
slopes of the dunes (p. 314; many pretty country-houses). The fol-
lowing excursion may be made on foot in 3-41/5 hrs. (there and back)
from Overveen or from Bloemendaal. Carriages (carr. 4-5 f1.), which
quit Haarlem via the Zylweg (Pl. B, A, 3, 2), take nearly as long. |
