Netherlands Friesland Franeker

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Home to several cultural and historic landmarks, this Dutch city is full of history, traditional architecture, and lovely streets.

The city contains two major museums, the Eisinga Planetarium and the Museum Martena. The Planetarium is an orrery built by a local wool carder to explain a conjunction of the planets and to help mitigate local fears of what would happen during the planets' alignment. Built in Eisinga's own living room, it is one of the oldest operating orreries in the world. The Museum Martena is housed in a manor house built in 1498 and is devoted to the history of the city and the region. The windmill Arkens is a hollow post mill which has been restored. It originally stood in Arkens and was moved in 1972. It is the only windmill in the Netherlands equipped with Vlinderwieken (English: Butterfly sails).

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Franeker, Netherlands

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Home to several cultural and historic landmarks, this Dutch city is full of history, traditional architecture, and lovely streets.
Eisinga Planetarium, Franeker

Planetarium by pieter musterd

Founded in the 18C, this planetarium is home to the world's oldest existing solar system model, as well as exhibits on moon phases.
Historic Center, Franeker

Franeker planetarium by Sicco2007

Admire the array of historic architectural styles as you roam the streets of this city center, then head to a local pub for a nightcap.
Franeker City Hall

Franeker (13) by bertknot

A marvelous architectural concoction of Frysian Renaissance, this 18C City Hall boasts an ornate facade and rich historic furnishing.

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