Utrechtse Poort Naarden-Vesting
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The 'Utrechtse Poort' is the only left gateway of one of the best preserved European fortresses. Naarden-Vesting used to have two gateways from its building in 1680. The 'Amsterdamse Poort', meanwhile gone, is nowadays a passage. The third passage, later on direction Bussum, is a so called break-through, through the fortress-courtine ('De Doorbraak') The present days gateway took the place of the one of 1680 and is renovated in 1980. Between 1881 and 1939 the 'Gooise Tram' did ride along a track from Amsterdam to Laren through the 'Utrechtse Poort' gateway along this footpath. The tram was called 'The Gooise Murderer' (De Gooise Moordenaar) due to the many accidents it had. On the spherical you see the gateway from outside the fortress and the bastion 'Oranje-Promers'.
Utrechtse Poort of Naarden Vesting, near the Ravelijn Bastion.
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Art and Antuiquities fair in the Grote Kerk Naarden. Beautifull with gold decorated wooden ceiling.
International Porsche Collectors Day 2011 taking place in the Grote Kerk (Big Church) in Naarden Vest...
Gothic basilica 14th and 15th century. Since 1576 reformed. The vaulted ceiling paintings are off a v...
Gothic basilica 14th and 15th century. Since 1576 reformed. The vaulted ceiling paintings are off a v...
Main church of the Naarden stronghold.
Naarden Vesting, shot from one of the Bastions.
Triangular bastion in the fortress canal for the defence of the fortress entrance in the rampart cour...
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Text by Steve Smith.
