The St. Pietershof in Hoorn
(Valley 9) [9] is a carré-shaped building on the site of the monastery that was founded in 1457, of which the monastic cells on the west side were set up in 1577 as an old men's house. In an extension in 1615-'18, this west wing was expanded into a small square (the Square), which soon largely served as a sanctuary for the mentally retarded. A sout...
