List of Rijksmonuments

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This is a list of the more notable Rijksmonuments (national heritage sites) in the Netherlands. The list is sorted by province. There are over 60,000 Rijksmonuments in the Rijksmonumentenregister (national heritage register).

Emblem for national monument introduced in 2014

Drenthe

Flevoland

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Urk Lighthouse Lighthouse Urk First lit in 1845. 150px

Friesland

Gelderland

Groningen

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Limburg

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Noord-Brabant

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Noord-Holland

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American Hotel Hotel Amsterdam A hotel built in 1900. 150px
Centraal Station Railway station Amsterdam The main railway station in Amsterdam. Built in 1889. 150px
Astoria Offices Amsterdam An Art Nouveau office block built in 1905. 150px
Castle Brederode Castle Santpoort-Zuid A castle built by the Lords of Brederode in the second half of the 13th century. 150px
De Duif Church Amsterdam A Roman Catholic church built in 1858. 150px
De Krijtberg Church Amsterdam A Roman Catholic church built in 1883. 150px
De Schoolmeester
No. 40013
Windmill Westzaan A smock mill built in 1692, restored to working order. It is the only surviving wind powered paper mill in the world. Westzaan - De Schoolmeester vanaf het water.jpg
Hollandsche Manege Riding school Amsterdam Offices, accommodation and stables built in 1883. 150px
Lange Jaap Lighthouse Huisduinen A cast iron lighthouse built in 1878 Vuurtoren-Huisduinen.jpg
Muiderslot Castle Muiden A castle build by Floris V, to guard the mouth of the river Vecht. 150px
Museum De Cruquius Pumping station Cruquius A steam powered pumping station built c. 1850. Houses the largest stationary steam engine (a beam engine) in the world. Also a World Heritage Site. 150px
Nieuwe Kerk Church Amsterdam A church dating from the 15th century. Used for Royal Inaugurations and Royal Weddings. Also used as an exhibition venue and for organ recitals. 150px
Noorderkerk Church Amsterdam A Protestant church built in the 1620s. Nokerk2.jpg
Olympisch Stadion Stadium Amsterdam A stadium built for the 1928 Summer Olympics and later used by AFC Ajax until 1996. Olympic Stadium Amsterdam 1928.jpg
Oost-Indisch Huis Offices Amsterdam An early 17th-century office block. Former headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. 150px
Oosterkerk Church Amsterdam A former Protestant church built between 1669 and 1671. 150px
Oude Kerk Church Amsterdam A former Roman Catholic and current Protestant church. It was consecrated in 1306. The oldest parish church in Amsterdam. Okerk2.jpg
Portugees-Israëlietische Synagoge Synagogue Amsterdam A synagogue built in 1671. EsnogaAmsterdam.jpg
Koninklijk Paleis
Paleis op de Dam
Palace Amsterdam Originally 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. 150px
Stadsschouwburg Theatre Amsterdam A theatre built between 1892 and 1894. Former home of De Nederlandse Opera. 150px
Statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen Statue Hoorn Statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, made in 1887, placed in 1893. 150px
Stoomgemaal Vier Noorder Koggen Pumping station Medemblik Steam powered pumping station near the city of Medemblik. Build in 1869 and expanded in 1907, to obsolete 25 windmills. 150px
Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk Church Alkmaar A gothic church dedicated to St. Lawrence, now a Protestant church. Contains the tomb of Floris V, Count of Holland. 150px
Vondelpark Urban park Amsterdam A public park established in 1865 and extended in 1877. 150px
Westerkerk Church Amsterdam A Protestant church built between 1620 and 1633. Burial place of Rembrandt. Amsterdam west kerk2.jpg
Zuiderkerk Church Amsterdam A former Protestant church built between 1603 and 1611. In use as a church until 1970, now an information centre. 150px

Overijssel

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Lebuïnuskerk Church Deventer A former Gothic cathedral. 150px
Deventer Station Railway station Deventer A railway station built in 1865. 150px
Tuinen Mien Ruys Complex of gardens. Dedemsvaart 25 gardens by Mien Ruys 150px
Great Synagogue Synagogue Deventer A Neorenaissance synagogue from the 19th century. Voormalige synagoge in Deventer.jpg
Sint-Nicolaas- of Bergkerk Church Deventer A former Romanesque church from the 13th century. Bergkerk Deventer vanuit Bergstraat.jpg

Utrecht

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Domtoren Tower Utrecht Tower of the Dom church in the centre of Utrecht DomTorenUtrechtNederland.jpg
Kasteel de Haar Castle Utrecht Castle located near Haarzuilens, built in 1892. 150px
Academiegebouw University building Utrecht University building built in 1891 150px
Tivoli Pop venue Utrecht Pop venue at the oudegracht, former church. 150px

Zeeland

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Zuid-Holland

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Feijenoord Stadion Stadium Rotterdam A sports stadium completed in 1937, home to Feyenoord football club. StadionFeyenoord.jpg
Groothandelsgebouw Offices Rotterdam An office block completed in 1953, one of the first major buildings built in Rotterdam after the Second World War. Rotterdam groothandelsgebouw.jpg
Het Slaakhuis Offices Rotterdam An office block built in 1955. Former headquarters of newspaper Het Vrije Volk and now used as a squat. 150px
Lijnbaan Street Rotterdam The main shopping street in Rotterdam, opened in 1953. 150px
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum Rotterdam An art museum established in 1847. Houses the collections of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. 150px
Pelgrimvaderskerk Church Rotterdam A former Roman Catholic and current Protestant church. Established in 1417. The current building dates from 1671. 150px
Van Nellefabriek Factory Rotterdam A 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. Rotterdam van nelle fabriek.jpg
Vrouwekerk Church Leiden The ruins of a Walloon church dating to 1406 and demolished in the early 19th century. 150px
Wereldmuseum Museum Rotterdam A museum established in 1883. 150px
Witte Huis Offices Rotterdam An 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. 150px

References

nl:Rijksmonument#Lijsten van rijksmonumenten per provincie