The real Utrecht
About 6,500 buildings from OpenStreetMap, a small first piece of the centre, with the Dom Tower at its real 112 metres. More of the city comes later.
Instant Utrecht BETA
Explore or race by bike, on foot or on horseback through Utrecht, round the Dom!
The centre of Utrecht in 3D, round the tallest church tower in the Netherlands: the Domplein, the Oudegracht, the Janskerkhof and the Kromme Nieuwegracht, every building from OpenStreetMap.
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What there is to do
Round the Dom
The Dom Tower and the Dom Church with the Domplein between them, the Oudegracht and the Vismarkt, the Pieterskerk and the Paushuize on the Kromme Nieuwegracht, and the flower market on the Janskerkhof.
A race: Round the Dom
From the Janskerkhof along the Drift and the Kromme Nieuwegracht, across the Domplein below the Dom Tower and back along the Vismarkt by the Oudegracht.
This is Utrecht
Utrecht lies in the middle of the Netherlands, where the Romans once guarded the Rhine. For a thousand years it was the seat of the bishops who brought Christianity to the north, and its old town still turns round the Dom Tower, the tallest church tower in the country. Its medieval canals run low between quays with cellars under the street, and today it is a busy university town where most people get about by bike.
- The Dom Tower, 112 metres tall, standing apart from its church
- The Oudegracht, the canal with its wharf cellars and terraces at the water
- The Union of Utrecht of 1579 and the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713
- Miffy, the rabbit Dick Bruna drew here
- Gerrit Rietveld’s Red Blue Chair and Schröder House
- The biggest bike park in the world, under the station
Places, elements and landmarks
Dom TowerThe tallest church tower in the Netherlands, 112 metres of Gothic brick and stone, standing on its own since a storm blew down the nave.
Dom ChurchWhat is left of Utrecht’s Gothic cathedral: the choir and transept, cut off from their tower since the nave fell in 1674.
PandhofThe quiet cloister garden beside the Dom Church, planted with the herbs of a medieval monastery garden.
OudegrachtUtrecht’s medieval canal, with its quays down at the water and the old cellars under the street now full of cafés.
JanskerkhofThe leafy square round the Janskerk, with a flower market every Saturday.
PieterskerkOne of the oldest churches in the Netherlands, a Romanesque church of 1048 with a crypt under its choir.
Museum SpeelklokA museum of self-playing music, from music boxes to great dance organs, inside the medieval Buurkerk.
AcademiegebouwThe main building of Utrecht University on the Domplein, where the Union of Utrecht was signed in 1579.
PaushuizeThe house on the Kromme Nieuwegracht built for Adrian of Utrecht, who became the only Dutch pope.
Ready to go?
Play Instant UtrechtStill in development: expect some rough edges.