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Places and landmarks in Utrecht
12 landmarks of Utrecht, and the streets, squares and waterways around them, each with its story and where to find it.
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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.
Museum CatharijneconventThe national museum of Christian art and history, in a medieval convent on the Oudegracht.
Centraal MuseumThe oldest city museum in the Netherlands, with the Utrecht painters of the Golden Age and the furniture of Gerrit Rietveld.
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Streets, squares and waterways
The places that hold the centre of Utrecht together. Point at one to find it on the map.
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Dom Tower Domtoren building
The tallest church tower in the country, 112 metres, with 465 steps to the top.
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Domplein square
The square where the nave of the cathedral stood until 1674, over the Roman fort.
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Dom Church Domkerk building
The choir and transept of the Gothic cathedral.
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Pandhof park
The cloister garden of medieval herbs beside the Dom Church.
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Oudegracht waterway
The medieval canal with its wharf cellars and terraces at the water.
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Vismarkt street
The old fish market along the Oudegracht, below the Dom Tower.
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Kromme Nieuwegracht waterway
The quiet, curving canal past the Pieterskerk and the Paushuize.
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Janskerkhof square
The square round the Janskerk, with its Saturday flower market.
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Pieterskerk building
The Romanesque church of 1048.
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Paushuize building
The house built for the only Dutch pope.
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Academiegebouw building
The university’s main building, where the Union of Utrecht was signed.
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Museum Speelklok building
The museum of self-playing music in the Buurkerk.
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13
Stadhuis building
The town hall on the Oudegracht, a row of medieval houses behind one front.
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Museum Catharijneconvent building
The national museum of Christian art in a medieval convent.
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Centraal Museum building
The oldest city museum in the country, with Rietveld and the Utrecht Caravaggisti.