Historisch Utrecht: Een Reis Door Tijd En Cultuur

A kerkenkruis is a formation of churches that form a cross on a map, with the Utrecht Cathedral as the central point, and four other churches as its extremities, all dating from the Middle Ages.

A bronze statue depicting Jan van Nassau, the initiator of the Union of Utrecht, showing him holding a paper with the union's text and resting his other hand on his shield.

A 12th-century Romanesque-Gothic church building that was originally dedicated to St. Salvator, featuring a deep choir, transept, and short nave, and later adapted to serve as a chapter church.

A Roman castellum, Traiectum, was a fortification on the Lower Limes Germanicus defensive lines, built from wood in the 1st century AD and rebuilt in stone in the 3rd century AD.

A 112.32-metre-tall church tower in the Netherlands, considered the symbol of Utrecht, built between 1321 and 1382, and standing at the spot where the city originated almost 2,000 years ago.

A Gothic cathedral in Utrecht, remaining parts including the choir, transept, and Dom Tower.

A kaiserpfalz, a palace of the German emperors, that was built in the mid-11th century, divided in the middle by a row of sandstone columns, with a tufstone outer wall and a basement.

A historic bridge in Utrecht, the Maartensbrug is the oldest bridge over the Oudegracht and has been used for centuries as a path for mode of transportation, now a protected national monument.

A former hospital, currently a guildhall, occupied by the Smedengilde (guild of smiths) since 1440, with a rich history and traditions, including a kolf court and charitable activities.

A squatter's house, formerly known as the Duitse Huis, is a historic building complex that was once the headquarters of the Teutonic Order.

A clandestine church is a house of worship used by religious minorities, secretly built and maintained without exterior markers, allowing them to hold discreet and non-public worship services, often tolerated by governments in the wake of the Reformation.

A Neo-Romanesque cathedral, constructed between 1912 and 1914, designed by E.G. Wentinck, featuring an altar with over 1700 relics in hundreds of containers, and said to contain a piece of a rib of St. Willibrord.

A Romanesque church built to resemble the Speyer Cathedral, founded by Henry IV and Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht, in the 11th century, with unique Lombard-style architecture in its nave and west side.

A Conservatory of Music in the Netherlands, part of the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), founded in 1875 and one of the country's oldest professional musical education institutes.

Mariaplaats is a square in Utrecht, named after the vanished Mariakerk. It forms the northern and eastern parts of the former church's square.

A medieval parish church, the Buurkerk, has a long history of fires, including incidents in 1131, 1173, 1253, and 1279, and was later used as a protestant church before falling into disuse in 1975 and being transformed into a museum in 1984.

A museum specializing in self-playing musical instruments, featuring music boxes, musical clocks, pianolas, barrel organs, and more, allowing visitors to see and hear these instruments play.

A historic bridge in Utrecht's city center, spanning the Oudegracht. The 25-meter-wide arched bridge is constructed from brick and natural stone with iron balustrades, featuring two boat passage openings and a pedestrian area.

A stunning example of Dutch Gothic Revival architecture, this church features elaborate and colorful interior decorations, including paintings, wood carvings, and stained glass windows depicting the life of St. Willibrord.

A Romanesque church building dedicated to the Apostle Paul, constructed in approximately 1050 and featuring a conventional three-part nave, twin towers, and constructed from tuff stone.