Utrechtse Poort Naarden

The Utrechtse Poort is a city gate in the fortified city of Naarden in North Holland. The gate was built in 1877 and replaces a gate from 1680 in the same place. [1] He gives access to the city from the direction of Utrecht.

The current gate consists of an open passage with profile walls on either side and a guard building on the city side. The facade of the guardhouse is brick and decorated with natural stone. The gate was designed by Jacobus van Lokhorst. The building has two wings on either side of a gate across the passage. There are two turrets with shooting holes on the wings. They are interconnected by a parapet. Various waiting rooms are a few cells in the building.

A statue of the Dutch lion is placed in a niche above the passage, with a sword in its leg and a bundle of seven arrows in the other. To the left and right of the niche wall anchors form the year 1877. The turrets feature images of King William III and his first wife Sophie van Württemberg. [1] There is now a fixed bridge over the canal in front of the gate, but a crane bridge was located here when the guard building was built. [1]

In 1881, rails for the steam tram were laid in the passage. The so-called Gooise Moordenaar connected Amsterdam with the Gooi and remained in use until 1939. [1] The passage is now only for pedestrians and cyclists. The Kapitein Meijerweg has been constructed for car traffic, located directly next to the gate.

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East side entrance gate. The Amsterdamsepoort on the west side no longer exists. The fortress only had 2 entrance gates/roads

Next to the Utrecht Gate there is a tourist information and mini-museum with a film about the city.