104 Iconic Buildings to Explore in Netherlands

The Utrecht Archives is an archive institution in the Dutch city of Utrecht . It manages the richest collection on the history of the city and province of Utrecht . With over 30 kilometers of archives, visual documents and 73,000 publications, the archive forms a knowledge center for the history of Utrecht. The Utrecht Archives also possess knowledge about supervision according to the Archives Act and in the field of analog and digital archive management.

The Historical Center Leeuwarden is the information and activity center for the history of Leeuwarden and the surrounding area.Thousands of meters of historical documents, from the Middle Ages to the present, are kept here and made accessible. Anyone who wants to know something about the history of Leeuwarden or the former inhabitants can contact the HCL.

Hoensbroek Castle is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands . The oldest part of the castle, especially the high round tower, dates from around 1360 , when Herman Hoen renovated it. In 1225 there was already a predecessor in this swamp, a so-called motte -fortress. In 1250 a fortified house was built on the site of the present castle.

Clingendael is the name of a 17th-century manor house and surrounding parkland just outside The Hague, Netherlands, in the municipality of Wassenaar. Since 1982, it houses the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael. It features a grand rambling villa in a lovely baroque colonial style, whose grounds and garden are the rival of any in France or England.

IJburg is a residential neighbourhood under construction in Amsterdam, Netherlands. is situated in the IJmeer and is being built on artificial islands which have been raised from the lake. The Haveneiland, Rieteilanden, Steigereiland and Centrumeiland are already inhabited as of 2004. It is part of the municipality Amsterdam-Oost and also contains the Diemerpark, one of the city's largest parks.

IJsselstein Castle is located in the center of the town of the same name IJsselstein in the province of Utrecht . The castle was mentioned as early as 1144. The castle was demolished in 1418, with the approval of Jacoba van Beieren , to be rebuilt in 1427. The most famous inhabitants of the castle came from the Van Amstel family . They founded the place IJsselstein from the castle around 1300 and they called themselves Van IJsselstein ever since .

Almere Castle is an unfinished castle in the Dutch town of Almere . Construction started in 2000 but was halted in 2002, after which the building has become a present-day ruin . It is located on Oude Waterlandseweg in Almere Haven and is visible from the A6 highway .

Arcen Castle is a double moated stately country house in the Dutch Limburg village of Arcen, which has been in the municipality of Venlo since 1 January 2010. The current castle is in good condition, since it is part of the Castle Gardens of Arcen. Virtually nothing is left of the fortress that preceded the present castle. The remains of it are located west of the current castle, a little north of the Wymarse Molen, a restored water mill that can be visited, except in the winter months.

Bouvigne Castle in the Dutch province of North Brabant is located just outside the Ginneken district and near the Mastbos south of Breda . Behind it is the Markdal. It has been owned by the Brabantse Delta Water Board since 1972 . After restoration between 1975 and 1977, it was reopened by Prince Claus on 13 September 1977 .

Kasteel Eerde is situated on the Eerde estate in the Overijssel municipality of Ommen . The estate once covered 150 hectares and stretched from the Overijsselse Vecht to the Regge . A stone arch bridge over the moat gives access to the castle.The interior of the castle has largely been preserved in 18th-century style. Fireplaces are paneled in Louis XIV style . There are many portraits of former residents. The castle gardens on the south side are not freely accessible to the public.

Helmond Castle is a square medieval moated castle in the center of the city of Helmond , in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The current castle was designed as a square moated castle with a round tower at each corner and no central residential tower or keep. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area.

Keukenhof Castle in the South Holland town of Lisse was originally built in 1642 as a classicist country house by Adriaen Maertensz. Block , a former commander of the VOC in the Moluccas. The castle has an important collection of furniture and portraits, including by Nicolaes Maes . The Chinese and Japanese porcelain is arranged in a 17th-century fashion in a unique and purpose-built cabinet, with an exuberant fireplace in the style of Daniël Marot .

A majestic castle and estate in the Utrecht municipality of Nieuwegein. Here you have the opportunity to experience the most beautiful day of your life in an atmospheric, romantic environment.

A majestic old castle located in the heart of Netherlands. The Lords of Breda, descendants of the royal house of Oranje-Nassau, lived in this castle, held court, partied and exercised their power. In the sixteenth century, Count Henry III of Nassau had the castle rigorously converted into a Renaissance palace. With the arrival of the Royal Military Academy in 1826, the castle was again considerably austere and stripped of many of its Renaissance ornaments.

Wijchen Castle is a castle in the center of Wijchen , in the Dutch province of Gelderland . The castle is partly used as a town hall and as a museum .The first version of the castle was built at the end of the 14th century : the first mention dates back to 1392. Until the 17th century , it was mainly a defensive structure with a different appearance than the current castle.

A majestic house in Diepenheim , Overijssel, in the municipality of Hof van Twente . Originally it was a gatehouse of a manor . The gardens are a tourist attraction. The Castle is often called Warmelo. The manor house was originally built in a square shape, around a courtyard. Warmelo is best known for the gardens in different styles that surround the house. It includes a Victorian garden, a French style geometric garden and an English style landscape garden.

De Kinkelenburg is a Dutch castle in the center of the Gelderland town of Bemmel , in the municipality of Lingewaard . Since 1971 De Kinkelenburg has a status as a national monument. The building is used as a wedding and meeting location for the municipality and can be visited during office hours.

The Korenbeurs is one of those buildings in Groningen with a very impressive façade. This is where grain was traded during the heyday of the Groningen grain cultivation. Traders met here to score high prices for their product. The building is a rijksmonument since 1971 and is one of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites that was selected in 1990.

The Kruittoren is a remnant of the old ramparts of Nijmegen and is located on the Parkweg , on the edge of the Kronenburger Park . The tower was founded in 1426 and is about 30 meters high. In the nineteenth century , when the fortifications were sold, the state deliberately kept the tower in ownership to prevent the tower from being demolished. The tower was owned by the Government Buildings Agency until January 15, 2016 , but was then transferred to the National Monuments Organization.

The Kunsthal Rotterdam , opened in 1992, is an exhibition space in Rotterdam . It is the first Kunsthal in the Netherlands. The building is located in the Museum Park and has an entrance on Westzeedijk opposite Koningin Emmaplein . Next to the Kunsthal is the Natural History Museum Rotterdam.