Old Town part 1

This is the heart of Utrecht, Binnenstad, where you find all old buildings, churches, multileveled canals and museums. And pedestrian streets with many modern chains stores. The medieval core is well preserved. It is dominated by the tall Dom tower, that stand next to the cathedral. The Muzeumkwartier is a part of the Old Town, as well as the significant Oudegracht canal.

Reaching Utrecht’s Old Town.   

               
Central Post Office, a jugend brick building.

There are many bikes in Utrecht’s city  center.

Towards the Dom.

Oudegracht, the significant multileveled canal of Utrecht.

Kanalweg. Many modern chain stores are situated along the canal.

Winkel van Sinkel, an old department store from 1839 just above the Oudegracht Canal.

Winkel van Sinkel to the right has nice pillars.

Oudegracht (Old Canal), is the longest canal that flows through the Old Town.It has two levels.

Icecream at the canal.

The Dom church’s gothic tower Domtoren is 112m tall to the spire. It was completed in 1382 and is still the most prominent landmark in the city center, and the tallest building. It was destroyed in a hurricane in 1674, but was rebuilt. There is a replica of the Dom in Nagasaki, Japan.

There is a gate right through the Dom tower. It stands apart from the cathedral itself.

Domplein with the Dom church.

The buildings in the Old Town are very well preserved.

The dom tower and the church don't stand together.

The Gothic Dom Church stand apart from the Dom tower.

Just outside the Dom.

Pausdam is a tranquil square at the intersection of two canals. The Paushuiz (pope house, left) was intendend for the Pope Adrian VI.

The Paushuize at Pausdam in Museum Quartier. There are many museums in Utrecht.