Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Amersfoort, Netherlands
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6.2 km
74 m
Explore Amersfoort in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in AmersfoortSight 1: Amersfoort NCS
Amersfoort NCS is the old railway station of Amersfoort, which was used by the Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij until 1904.
Sight 2: Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren
The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren is a church tower in Amersfoort. The Late Gothic building is 98.33 metres tall and reaches high above the inner city. It is one of the most eye-catching monuments in town and the third highest church tower in the Netherlands. The nickname of the tower is Lange Jan. The church that belonged to the tower was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion in the 18th century.
Sight 3: Vishal
The fish hall of Amersfoort is a small canopy that used to serve as a fish hall. It is located on the Vismarkt, at the intersection between the Langestraat and the Kortegracht and Langegracht. The building dates from 1657 and was used for preparing and selling fish. In 1988 the fish hall was moved back to its original and current location after it had been moved to the Lieve Vrouwenkerhof from 1856.
Sight 4: Evangelisch-Lutherse kerk
The Lutheran Church in Amersfoort is a church building on the Langestraat, used by the Lutheran community of Amersfoort. The municipality consists of about 120 registered members, from the Eemland and the northwest of the Veluwe.
Wikipedia: Lutherse kerk (Amersfoort) (NL), Website, Facebook
Sight 5: Amersfoortse Kei
The Amersfoortse Kei is a large boulder in Amersfoort, to which the city owes the nickname Keistad and its inhabitants the nickname Keientrekkers. The Amersfoortse Kei weighs 7157 kg, has a height of 2 meters and a circumference of 5.25 meters.
Sight 6: Rietveldpaviljoen
The Zonnehof is an exhibition building in the city of Amersfoort in Utrecht, designed by Gerrit Rietveld. The building in the style of the new building was opened in 1959. Rietveld also designed furniture and showcases for the building.
Sight 7: Bergkerk
The Bergkerk is a church building in the Dutch city of Amersfoort, and is located at the address Dr. A. Kuyperlaan 2. The church that uses the building is part of the Protestant municipality of Amersfoort.
Sight 8: Cavaleriemuseum
The Dutch Cavalry Museum is located in the centre of The Netherlands in the city of Amersfoort. The museum is hosted in two large buildings at the Bernhardkazerne army barracks.
Sight 9: Grafheuvel Monnikenbosch
Burial mound Monnikenbosch is a prehistoric burial mound on the Zandlaan in Soest, between Amersfoort and Soest. The hill is located in the middle of the Monnikenbos nature reserve and is a national monument.
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