De Drie Schopjes

Description

"De Drie Schopjes" in #Alkmaar (Noord-Holland), built in 1609 and restored in 1882, features a richly ornamented stepped gable crowned by a pinnacle. Natural stone abounds in drip courses, blocks, bands, and the fillings of recessed arch fields. The central bay has a segmental-arched attic hatch in a rectangular frame on each floor: the first and second flanked by shuttered cross-windows, the attic with coupled shuttered side lights. Ornamental anchors adorn the facade. The shop front includes shutters and an awning; above, the parapet displays decorative brickwork with lion masks at the corners and a central gable stone.