Here, you can see that the Grote Kerk (Great Church) dominates the Grote Markt (Great Market, i.e. Market Square). A funfair fills the marketplace in honor of the flower festival. This square has been the center of Haarlem’s community events for more than 700 years. If you look at Dutch Master paintings of it, you’ll see it hasn’t changed much (except for the Ferris wheel and modern rides, of course.)