List of Rijksmonuments


This is a list of the more notable Rijksmonuments in the Netherlands. The list is sorted by province. There are over 60,000 Rijksmonuments in the Rijksmonumentenregister.

Drenthe

Flevoland

Friesland

Gelderland

Groningen

Limburg

North Brabant

RijksmonumentLocationTypeDescriptionPhoto
AalstermolenAalstWindmillTower mill built in 1936.150px
Croy CastleAarle-RixtelCastleC15th castle.
GertrudiskerkBergen op ZoomChurchC14th and later church
Breda CastleBredaCastleC15th castle.
Grote KerkBredaChurchC15th church
KoepelgevangenisBredaPrisonPrison built in 1886
AnnemieEindhovenWindmillTower mill built in 1891.
John S. ThompsonbrugGrave / NederasseltBridgeBridge built in 1929.
Van AbbemuseumEindhovenMuseumMuseum established in 1936.
Nemerlaer CastleHaarenCastleC14th castle.
Heeswijk CastleHeeswijkCastleC11th castle.
Heeze CastleHeezeCastleC17th castle
De AdriaanMeerveldhovenWindmillTower mill built in 1906.
Post mill RosmalenMolenhoekWindmillPost mill built in 1732
Molen van AerdenNispenWindmillTower mill built in 1850.
St. Paul's AbbeyOosterhoutAbbeyC20th abbey.
Watermill at OpwettenWatermillOpwettenC18th corn, fulling, oil and saw mill
Oudenbosch BasilicaOudenboschChurchC19th church.
Saint LambertchurchRosmalenChurchC14th and later church
Aan de PegstukkenWindmillSchijndelTower mill built in 1845
St. John's Cathedral's-HertogenboschCathedralC13th-C16th cathedral.
De Toonzaal's-HertogensboschSynagogueSynagogue built in 1823
AssumburgSteenbergenWindmillSmock mill built in 1897.
De ArendTerheijdenWindmillTower mill built in 1742.
Watermill at Kollen't KollWatermillWatermill built in 1681
De ArendWouwWindmillTower mill built in 1825
De AkkermolenZundertWindmillPost mill built c.1605.

North Holland

RijksmonumentTypeLocationDescriptionPhoto
American HotelHotelAmsterdamA hotel built in 1900.
Centraal StationRailway stationAmsterdamThe main railway station in Amsterdam. Built in 1889.
AstoriaOfficesAmsterdamAn Art Nouveau office block built in 1905.
Castle BrederodeCastleSantpoort-ZuidA castle built by the Lords of Brederode in the second half of the 13th century.
De DuifChurchAmsterdamA Roman Catholic church built in 1858.
De KrijtbergChurchAmsterdamA Roman Catholic church built in 1883.
De Schoolmeester
No. 40013		WindmillWestzaanA smock mill built in 1692, restored to working order. It is the only surviving wind powered paper mill in the world.
Hollandsche ManegeRiding schoolAmsterdamOffices, accommodation and stables built in 1883.
Lange JaapLighthouseHuisduinenA cast iron lighthouse built in 1878
MuiderslotCastleMuidenA castle build by Floris V, to guard the mouth of the river Vecht.
Museum De CruquiusPumping stationCruquiusA steam powered pumping station built c. 1850. Houses the largest stationary steam engine in the world. Also a World Heritage Site.
Nieuwe KerkChurchAmsterdamA church dating from the 15th century. Used for Royal Inaugurations and Royal Weddings. Also used as an exhibition venue and for organ recitals.
NoorderkerkChurchAmsterdamA Protestant church built in the 1620s.
Olympisch StadionStadiumAmsterdamA stadium built for the 1928 Summer Olympics and later used by AFC Ajax until 1996.
Onderlinge van 1719 u.a.OfficesHaarlemResidential building from 1870. Good example of Eclectic style by architect A. van der Steur. Seat of an insurance firm established in 1719
Oost-Indisch HuisOfficesAmsterdamAn early 17th-century office block. Former headquarters of the Dutch East India Company.
OosterkerkChurchAmsterdamA former Protestant church built between 1669 and 1671.
Oude KerkChurchAmsterdamA former Roman Catholic and current Protestant church. It was consecrated in 1306. The oldest parish church in Amsterdam.
Portugees-Israëlietische SynagogeSynagogueAmsterdamA synagogue built in 1671.
Royal [Palace (Amsterdam)|Koninklijk Paleis
Paleis op de Dam]		PalaceAmsterdamOriginally built as the City Hall in 1655. first used as a Royal Palace by Konig Louis I and still used as such by the current monarch.
Smedestraat 33DoorwayHaarlemThe doorway's brickwork, including a round false window, is from the second half of the 17th century.
StadsschouwburgTheatreAmsterdamA theatre built between 1892 and 1894. Former home of De Nederlandse Opera.
Statue of Jan Pieterszoon CoenStatueHoornStatue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, made in 1887, placed in 1893.
Stoomgemaal Vier Noorder KoggenPumping stationMedemblikSteam powered pumping station near the city of Medemblik. Build in 1869 and expanded in 1907, to obsolete 25 windmills.
Grote or Sint-LaurenskerkChurchAlkmaarA gothic church dedicated to St. Lawrence, now a Protestant church. Contains the tomb of Floris V, Count of Holland.
VondelparkUrban parkAmsterdamA public park established in 1865 and extended in 1877.
WesterkerkChurchAmsterdamA Protestant church built between 1620 and 1633. Burial place of Rembrandt.
ZuiderkerkChurchAmsterdamA former Protestant church built between 1603 and 1611. In use as a church until 1970, now an information centre.

Overijssel

RijksmonumentTypeLocationDescriptionPhoto
LebuïnuskerkChurchDeventerA former Gothic cathedral.
Deventer StationRailway stationDeventerA railway station built in 1865.
Tuinen Mien RuysComplex of gardens.Dedemsvaart25 gardens by Mien Ruys
Great SynagogueSynagogueDeventerA Neorenaissance synagogue from the 19th century.
Sint-Nicolaas- of BergkerkChurchDeventerA former Romanesque church from the 13th century.

South Holland

RijksmonumentTypeLocationDescriptionPhoto
Baden Powelllaan 12MansionRotterdam18th century mansion
Feijenoord StadionStadiumRotterdamA sports stadium completed in 1937, home to Feyenoord football club.
GroothandelsgebouwOfficesRotterdamAn office block completed in 1953, one of the first major buildings built in Rotterdam after the Second World War.
Het SlaakhuisOfficesRotterdamAn office block built in 1955. Former headquarters of newspaper Het Vrije Volk and now used as a squat.
LijnbaanStreetRotterdamThe main shopping street in Rotterdam, opened in 1953.
Museum Boijmans Van BeuningenMuseumRotterdamAn art museum established in 1847. Houses the collections of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen.
PelgrimvaderskerkChurchRotterdamA former Roman Catholic and current Protestant church. Established in 1417. The current building dates from 1671.
Van NellefabriekFactoryRotterdamA former factory in the Nieuwe Bouwen style. Built between 1927 and 1929, it is currently used as offices. Under consideration for World Heritage Site status.
VrouwekerkChurchLeidenThe ruins of a Walloon church dating to 1406 and demolished in the early 19th century.
WereldmuseumMuseumRotterdamA museum established in 1883.
Witte HuisOfficesRotterdamAn Art Nouveau office block built in 1898. It was the tallest building in Europe when built. One of the few buildings in central Rotterdam to survive German bombing during the Second World War.

Utrecht

RijksmonumentTypeLocationDescriptionPhoto
Utrecht University main buildingUtrechtUniversity building built in 1891.
DomtorenChurch bell towerUtrechtBell tower of the Dom church in the centre of Utrecht.
Kasteel de HaarCastleUtrechtCastle located near Haarzuilens, built in 1892.
Former pop venueUtrechtFormer Burgerweeshuis and former Regulierenklooster.
Utrecht Post OfficeUtrecht Public LibraryUtrechtFormer national main post office

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