SOFIE
This is Sofie! Yes, that traffic light symbol. Sofie was born in the year 2000 in front of the city hall in Amersfoort. An unknown action group had replaced the […]
Monthly Archives: July 2019
MONDRIAANHUIS
The Mondriaanhuis at Kortegracht 11 in Amersfoort is the birth house of the world famous Dutch painter, Piet Mondriaan (1872-1944). He lived here with his family; father, mother, little Piet […]
HOFJE ARMEN DE POTH
About Hofje Armen de Poth and the surrounding complex …During the second half of the 14th century, the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit cared for the sick and the poor […]
ONZE LIEVE VROUWETOREN
That is Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren church tower in Amersfoort (translation: The Tower of Our Lady). It originally belonged to a church that was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion in the […]
THE WITCHES BRIDGE / HEKSEN BRUGGETJE
In the city center of Amersfoort, there is a little bridge at the end of Havik street known as the “Heksen Bruggetje”. When translated, it means the Witches Bridge. Stories […]
MONNIKENDAM
This Monnikendam (translation: Monks’ Dam) water gate was built around 1420 as part of Amersfoort’s second city wall from 1380-1451. The gate consists of two round towers connected by an […]
DE KAMPERSBINNEN POORT
De Kampersbinnen Poort (translation: Camp’s Inner Gate) is a land gate located on the north side of the city center between Langestraat and Kamp streets. It is Amersfoort’s oldest city […]
CAFE ONDER de LINDE IN AMERSFOORT
Café Onder de Linde is one of the oldest cafés in Amersfoort dating back to 1755. It is housed within three buildings built in 1530. The charming atmosphere of Dutch […]
