Netherlands Fortress Museum

The Fortress of Amsterdam, a city with a great history! Kings and Emperors walked through the Fortress and in this Fortress the great Napoleon Bonaparte ate his lunch. This is the spot which formed the Netherlands in the 17th and 19th century, the city with is the best contained Fortress of our country and is an example for international Fortresses.

The Fortress museum lets you experience how the soldiers protected the surroundings of Amsterdam, from enemies from the far east. In the dark shelters of the Fortress, where the soldiers of earlier times had fought, slept and lived. The Fortress is a journey back in time, from the Golden Age to the first World War, from the Dutch war of independece to the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Fortress that protected Amsterdam is an experience throughout your visit!