Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Arnhem, Netherlands

The castellum Meinerwijk was a fortress in the Roman Netherlands, which was discovered during archaeological excavations in 1978 and later in 1991 in the floodplains of the Rhine near Meinerswijk near Arnhem. The castellum near Meinerswijk was probably built between the year 10 and 20 by the Roman general Germanicus on the south side of the Rhine. This wooden fortress protected Roman shipping on the Rhine and may have been the site of the Drusus canals, which had been dug from the Rhine to the north. In Roman times, the Oude IJssel flowed south from Doesburg to flow into the Rhine at the Castellum.

Wikipedia: Castellum Meinerswijk (NL)

The Doorlaatbrug in the Eldensedijk is a bridge and movable flood defence in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The structure is no longer in use as a flood defence, and has the status of a national monument.

Wikipedia: Doorlaatbrug Eldensedijk (NL)

The Arnhem Ship Bridge was a pontoon bridge in Arnhem over the Lower Rhine. The ship bridge was located west of the city on the spot where the Nelson Mandela Bridge is located today. It provided the most important connection across the Rhine until the construction of the Rhine Bridge in 1935.

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The Sint Petersgasthuis is a former hospital in the Dutch city of Arnhem. The building was built around 1354 on the Rijnstraat and served as a residence and mint in the early years. In 1407 the building was used as a guest house.

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The Three Herrings is the name of a medieval warehouse on the Rijnstraat in the Dutch city of Arnhem. The building was probably built by a member of the Cleaners' Guild. Guilds of that name carried a coat of arms that showed three pegs. The current façade dates from the beginning of the twentieth century, but contains seven older natural stone sculpted masks in the style of Hendrick de Keyser and a façade stone with three pegs. These culturally and historically valuable façade elements are registered as national monuments.

Wikipedia: De Drie Haringen (Arnhem) (NL)

The Lutheran Church is a former Lutheran church building on the Korenmarkt in the Dutch city of Arnhem. The church was built on the site where the Bontenburch house had stood until then. In this house, which became increasingly dilapidated, Lutheran religious meetings had been held since 1657. In the period 1735 - 1737, the hall church was built in a classicist architectural style, probably to the design of the Arnhem architect Leendert Viervant the Elder. The façade is laid out according to the Ionic architectural style with a large pediment at the top. It features decorations in the Louis XIV style. The capital rests on columns that have been imitated around the building. Above the entrance is an image of a swan as a sign of the Lutheran faith.

Wikipedia: Lutherse kerk (Arnhem) (NL)

The Koepelkerk is a monumental church on the Jansplein, in the center of Arnhem.

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The Presickhaeffs Huys is a medieval house in the center of Arnhem on the Kerkstraat, which according to research was built in the year 1354. In 1555 a T-shaped extension took place at the rear with a beautiful courtyard; from 1606 the Nassauch Widows' Home moved into the building. Then in 1795 it was a tea house and from 1915-1944 a café with meeting rooms. Partly due to the many destructions that were caused in the center of Arnhem during the Battle of Arnhem in the Second World War, this is one of the few medieval houses that Arnhem still possesses. The house, near St. Eusebius' Church, had its own courtyard. Previously, the house extended to the Koningstraat behind it. The building is a national monument.

Wikipedia: Presickhaeffs Huys (NL)

The Devil's House or Maarten van Rossum House, on the Koningstraat in the center of the capital Arnhem in Gelderland, is a city castle from the 16th century. It is called 'Devil's House' because of the satyr figures on its façade. The office of the mayor of Arnhem is located in the city castle. After the Second World War, the cellars became a place of pilgrimage for veterans, relatives and other interested parties about the Battle of Arnhem.

Wikipedia: Duivelshuis (Arnhem) (NL)

St. Eusebius church also known as the Eusebiuskerk or the Grote Kerk, at 93 metres is the largest church, and the largest building in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Wikipedia: St Eusebius' Church, Arnhem (EN)

Man Against Power (1953) is a war memorial in the Dutch city of Arnhem by the sculptor Gijs Jacobs van den Hof.

Wikipedia: Mens tegen macht (NL)

The Sabelspoort is a city gate of Arnhem.

Wikipedia: Sabelspoort (NL)

The Resistance Monument in Arnhem is a monument in honour of the resistance in Arnhem, designed by the designer Jouke Hoogland and the poet Jos Pauw. From 2005 to 2015, the resistance monument adorned the rear façade of Musis Sacrum on Velperplein. In 2017, the monument was redesigned and relocated on the Rijnkade near the John Frost Bridge in the Jacob Groenewoudplantsoen.

Wikipedia: Verzetsmonument Arnhem (NL)

John Frost Bridge is the road bridge over the Lower Rhine at Arnhem, in the Netherlands. The bridge was inaugurated after the end of World War II, and is named after Major-General John Dutton Frost (1912–1993), who commanded the British forces that reached and temporarily defended the pre-existing Rijnbrug at the same location during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. This was the bridge referenced in the 1977 Anglo-American film A Bridge Too Far, although the IJssel bridge in Deventer was used for the actual shooting of the film.

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The Airborne Monument in the Dutch city of Arnhem is a monument on Airborneplein in memory of the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. It consists of a war-damaged column of the former Palace of Justice in Arnhem that has been placed on a pedestal. During the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944, the courthouse was completely destroyed. A fragment of one of the columns was preserved as a reminder of the war and now forms the monument. On 17 September 1945 the monument was unveiled by the Queen's Commissioner, mr. Schelto, Baron van Heemstra. On the column is the date in gilded letters: 17 September 1944.

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St. Walburga's Church is the oldest surviving church in Arnhem. The building has a characteristic double tower front on the west side. The church is built on the Count's Court and the residence of Reinald 1.

Wikipedia: Sint-Walburgiskerk (Arnhem) (NL)

St Agnes Convent was a religious house of the Sisters of the Common Life in the city of Arnhem, in the Duchy of Guelders, in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Wikipedia: St Agnes Convent, Arnhem (EN)