13 Sights in Dordrecht, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Dordrecht, Netherlands! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Dordrecht. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in DordrechtActivities in Dordrecht1. Dordrechts Museum
Dordrechts Museum is an art museum in Dordrecht, Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1842 and has a collection of artists of painting and other artistic objects from the last six centuries. The permanent collection includes numerous paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and the baroque period, as well as a sizeable collection of landscape art and 19th century paintings. The museum has been described as having one of the most important collections of Dutch Masters in the Netherlands with art on display from Aelbert Cuyp, Rembrandt, Jacob van Strij and others.
2. Museum Mr. Simon Van Gijn
Huis Van Gijn is a museum, located in two monumental buildings on the Nieuwe Haven in Dordrecht, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The main building is the former home of the namesake, Simon van Gijn. The museum is set up in such a way that it seems as if time has stood still and the visitor can see what life was like a hundred years and more ago.
3. Energiehuis
Bibelot is a music venue located in the Energiehuis in the Noordflank district, Dordrecht, province of South Holland. The stage is one of the core stages in the Netherlands, which also includes venues such as Paradiso and 013. Since its foundation in 1967, Bibelot has been known as the oldest music venue in the Netherlands. The broad programming consists of pop concerts, festivals and dance parties. In addition to a team of professionals, more than 100 volunteers work in Bibelot.
4. TOP Hollandse Biesbosch
A Tourist Transfer Point (TOP) is a 'natural junction', where various cycling, sailing, skating and walking routes start. Each TOP is recognizable by its landmark, a kind of obelisk is used in the east of the country, a blade of grass in the Green Heart and a remarkably large information column in the Gooi & Vecht region and the Rivierenland region. At TOPs there are often also some seats, a bicycle rack and a signpost. TOPs in the Gooi & Vecht region are also always equipped with bicycle rental, catering, (free) toilets, an ANWB Bicycle Service Box and a VVV information point.
5. Grote of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
The Grote Kerk of Dordrecht, officially the Church of Our Lady is a large church in the Brabantine Gothic style, and the largest church in the city. It was built between 1284 and 1470, though some parts are newer. It became a Protestant church in 1572, and remains an active church, now owned by the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
6. Holland van 1859
The Holland of 1859 or simply De Holland is a building from 1939 in Dordrecht after a design by the Dutch architect Sybold van Ravesteijn. The building has been designated as a municipal monument since 2007. Above the entrance is a sculpture group by Willem van Kuilenburg.
7. Augustijnenkerk
The Augustinian Church is a church in the city center of the city of Dordrecht, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Augustinian Church belonged to the Augustinian monastery and was originally built around 1293. In the second half of the 15th century, the church was extended with a side aisle. The façade, in classicist style, dates from 1773. The church was restored between 1994 and 1996 and has a Maarschalkerweerd organ from 1899.
8. Arend Maartenshof
The Arend Maartenshof is a courtyard in the town of Dordrecht, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The courtyard was built in 1625 and was named after its founder Arend Maartenszoon. He was known as a money grabber and tried to improve his reputation by building 38 houses for poor women. By founding this courtyard, the namesake hoped to ease his conscience. For a long time, Arend Maartenszoon was more interested in collecting as much money as possible than in caring about his fellow man. A bad reputation among his fellow townsmen and the church was the result of his money-hungry attitude.
9. Kyck over den Dyck
Kyck over den Dyck is a windmill in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is the only preserved mill in that city. The original mill was built in 1612 and was a wooden post flour mill. This mill ground malt, which served as raw material for the Dordrecht beer brewers. In 1713 the small post mill was replaced by the current stone tower mill.
10. De Wijnstok
The Church of Dubbeldam, is a church in the old village of Dubbeldam, nowadays a neighborhood in the municipality of Dordrecht, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The church belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
11. Julianakerk
The Juliana Church is the church building of the Reformed Congregation in the city of Dordrecht, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The church was built in 1928 and has various characteristics of the Amsterdam School and is located on the corner of Mauritsweg and Krispijnseweg.
12. Stadhuis
The City Hall in Dordrecht is a renaissance building decorated in neoclassic style on the Stadhuisplein and over one of the city harbors; the Voorstraathaven. It is the seat of the city's government, which first received city rights in 1220, and today it is still the place where residents often hold their civic wedding ceremonies.
13. Catharijnepoort
The Catrijnepoort is a city gate in the South Holland city of Dordrecht. The gate is located on the Hooikade along the Oude Maas and forms the closure of the Korte Engelenburgerkade. It is one of the two remaining city gates of Dordrecht; the other is the Groothoofdspoort. In the monument register, the gate is listed as Catharijnepoort.
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