Border Roman Empire
Border Roman Empire 47 Roman year 1997 ←Trajectum MP II – 4,25 KM Fectio MP I – 1,97 KM → Construction Fund Grontmij Haitsma Concrete KWS Utrecht Province of Utrecht Municipality of Utrecht
New Dutch Water Line
The four Lunettes on the ‘Houtense Vlakte’ Built in 1822-1826 and intended for the closure of the part of the Houtense Vlakte that cannot be flooded and the roads to Bunnik and Houten. Later, it also served for the coverage of the railway lines to Arnhem and ‘s-Hertogenbosch as well as for the support of […]
Gertrude Chapel (Gertudiskapel)
Gertrude Chapel When Catholics were forbidden to organize worship gatherings after the Reformation in 1580, a number of hidden churches were set up in the city, which had to be unrecognizable as a church. That of the parish of the Geertekerk – St. Gertrudis- Was from 1645 housed in a large 13th-century claustral house of […]
Geertekerk
Geertekerk The construction of this church started in 1259, partly in tuff, with a brick tower. The choir and transept were built in the 14th century. The aisles date from the 15th century. In 1956, after serious decay, the restoration of the church was completed.
Hollandse Waterlinie, Fort Blauwkapel
Hollandse Waterlinie, Fort Blauwkapel Built in 1818-1821 around the village of Blauwe Kapel. Around 1850 and modified between 1873 and 1883. To the city side is a bombproof guard house. Intended as a ‘reduit’, that is to say it served as the last point of defense for the closure of the Utrecht-Hilversum road, the Gageldijk, […]
Route Rotsoord, no. 2: Trip
The Trip Due to the transport of raw materials and finished products, the Vaartse Rijn was ideal for the establishment of large and small industries in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1820 Mr. L. Robert sold his shipbuilder’s yard “De Verloren Zoon” and the house with “erve” on the slope to H. Trip, a […]