The Waag ('weigh house') was originally a city gate and part of the walls of Amsterdam. It is the oldest remaining ...
The Munttoren ('Coin Tower') was originally part of the Regulierspoort, one of the main gates in Amsterdam"s m ...
The Schreierstoren, originally part of the medieval city wall of Amsterdam, was built in the 15th century. It was the locatio ...
Arcen Castle was built in 1653 to the site of older castle destroyed in 1646. The origins date back to the 14th century. Cast ...
Castle de Haar is the largest and most fairytale-like castle in the Netherlands. The current buildings, all built upon the or ...
The Burcht van Leiden is an old shell keep in Leiden constructed in the 11th century. It is located at the spot where two tri ...
Landsfort Herle was a fortification with moat. It was probably built by the counts van Ahr-Hochstaden (also referd to as Here ...
The Montelbaanstoren is a tower on bank of the canal Oudeschans. The original tower was built in 1516 for the purpose of defe ...
The Muiderslot is one of the better known castles in the Netherlands and has been featured in many television shows set in th ...
Near the German border, in Westerwolde (Southeast Groningen), is the fortress Bourtange. In 1580 William of Orange gave the ...
Fort Hoofddijk was built in 1879 as one of the fortifications around Utrecht that formed part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterli ...
The Koppelpoort is a medieval gate in Amersfoort. The gate was built between 1380 and 1425 as part of the second city wall. T ...
The eastern gate (Oostpoort) in Delft, Netherlands, is an example of Brick Gothic northern European architecture that was bui ...
In the 12th century, a fortress was located at Breda. The city of Breda came into existence near the fortress. In 1350, the D ...
Fort Vechten was constructed between 1867 and 1870 as part of the so-called Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (The 'New Dutch Water ...
There was originally a Roman castellum (Castellum Laurum) in Woerden, as part of the limes of the Roman Empire and thus part ...
Castle Hoensbroek or Gebrookhoes is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. This imposing watercastle is known as 'the ...
They took Naarden easily. Its defence works were old and poorly maintained. In the 17th century Naarden was a small fortified ...
The Sassenpoort is a gatehouse in the citywall of Zwolle, Netherlands. It was build in 1409 after Zwolle city became a member ...
Loevestein Castle (Slot Loevestein in Dutch) is a medieval castle built by the knight Dirc Loef van Horne (hence 'Loef's stei ...