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| Oldehove Gothic Church Tower (1529), leaning & unfinished, is located in the historic center; construction ceased in 1532 because builders were unable to compensate for tower's tilt. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Top of Oldehove Gothic Church Tower. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Entrance to Het Princesse Hof Museum, formerly a royal palace, now with an interior designed to be a modern museum, which contains internationally important collections of European, Asian & contemporary ceramics & tiles. Leeuwarden, Netherlands.  | Front facade of Het Princesse Hof Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Tower appended to Het Princesse Hof Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Front view of Het Princesse Hof Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Streetscape along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Streetscape along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Streetscape along Grote Kerkstraat with old fashioned street light in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Ornately carved doorway along streetscape on Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Streetscape along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Streetscape along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Streetscape along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Cheerfully painted homes along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Streetscape along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Old fashioned street light on Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Home along Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Dome of Walloon Church where religious servics were once held in French on Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Brick facade with arched windows on Grote Kerkstraat in historic center. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Grote of Jacobijner Protestant Church, built 1275-1310 with later expansions; Leeuwarden's oldest building & known for its beautiful sounding baroque organ (1727) once played by Camille Saint-Saëns. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Details of façade of Grote of Jacobijner Protestant Church. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Jewish Dusnuss School active from 1886 to 1943 until plundered by Nazi's during German Occupation. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Jewish Monument created by Kees van Rens (1987). Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Jewish Names Monument on the grounds of the former Jewish School consisting of three glass columns engraved with the names, ages and places of death of 544 Jewish residents of Leeuwarden who were deported & murdered during the Holocaust unveiled October 2021 designed by Saskia van Noord & his wife Hubi. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| List of names engraved on Jewish Names Monument. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Arcade covered by abstract sculpture of whale (2015) by Giny Vos. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | De Waag (1598) public weigh house where goods & cheese were weighed for local trade. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Main street in town center with historic weigh house. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Historic farm barges, now used for touring, moored on Nieuwe canal. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Historic farm barges, now used for touring, moored on Nieuwe canal at Museumhaven. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Historic flat-bottomed & low clearance farm barge essential for transportation of goods in the shallow marshes of rural Friesland. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Historic farm barge with modern high rise in the background. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Historic farm barge moored on Nieuwe canal. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Row of historic farm barges moored on Nieuwe canal. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Prow of historic farm barge. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Detail of prow of historic ship now used for touring the canals of the city. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Historic ships moored along Nieuwe canal. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Leba III built as a motor tug (1938), seized by the Germans during WWII & finally found in Hamburg by its Dutch owner in 1945 who sailed the ship back to the Netherlands. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Nieuwe canal in center of town lined by historic ships. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Historic ship moored on Nieuwe canal. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| View down the length of Nieuwe canal. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Shops & restaurants in historic center at Nieuwesteeg. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Historic ships lining Nieuwe canal with modern buildings in background. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Dome of Rabobank building (c1978) overlooking Nieuwe canal. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Architect: Abe Bonnema. |
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| Fries Museum, located in a modern building (2013) on a large plaza in the center of Leeuwarden, is dedicated to preserving & displaying the heritage of the Dutch province of Friesland. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Architect: Hubert-Jan Henket. | Entrance to Fries Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Transparent public ground floor at Fries Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Looking up from public ground floor at Fries Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| Overhanging roof, architectural feature at Fries Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | View through windows overlooking Wilhelminaplein at Fries Museum. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Neoclassical Palace of Justice (1851 but twice re-built after fires) on Wilhelminaplein with Dutch National coat of arms on pediment. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Architect: Thomas Adrianus Romein. | Arriva regional transit building, known locally as salt & pepper shakers due to twin towers, next to central rail station. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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| UMV building (insurance company) next to rail station. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Architect: Zantman Architecture. | Love sculpture (2017) by Jaume Plensa, part of 2018 European Capital of Culture project, made from polyester resin & white marble powder. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Bridge over one of the many canals in city. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. | Achmea Tower (2002) office building, 26 stories in central Leeuwarden. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Architect: Abe Bonnema & Jan van der Leij. |
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| Profile of city skyline at sunset. Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
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