| Page Views: 8,844 Last Visit to Naarden: October, 2002 | NAARDEN..... fascinating to see by rozehill - last update: Nov 14, 2002 |
| Aerial View of "Star" shaped town |
Naarden is primarily famous for the unique fortification and one of the best preserved fortified towns in Europe. In the 21st century the fortified town Naarden no longer poses a military threat to anyone. However, that was quite different years ago. In military and strategic terms Naarden was impregnable and originally built as a part of the New Holland Waterline to resist a possible attack from the French. For a long time it housed foreign enemy troops. How all this happened and, particularly how imaginative and skilful work of the builders of this fortress has been, can be seen and experienced everyday in and around this fortified town. Naarden a very lively and attractive town. Dutch fortresses consist of stone, earth ramparts, dropping sharply down into wide moats. You enter the fortress by a drawbridge. Further into the town is another bridge across the inner moat and finally there is an opening in the wall where, originally there was a gate. Only one of these gates remain "The Utrecht Gate" no longer open to traffic but you can pass through by foot or bike. The former Amsterdam Gate is not there now. Naarden is about 15 minutes from Amsterdam |
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deecat Fri Jul 2, 2004 10:48 UTC Rosie, Although I've never heard about Naarden, I really enjoyed your introduction explaining it. Thanks for the tour. | cbeaujean Thu Apr 8, 2004 14:12 UTC naarden is really an interesting place....but,why, coming from new zealand don't you visit zealand as well? :-)) | globetrott Wed Mar 24, 2004 05:18 UTC I never heared of this place ! It looks really great and interesting from above ! | sim1 Wed Jun 11, 2003 16:19 UTC Wow, wish I had gone to Naarden! It looks fantastic! I love those old fortified cities! |
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