Top Bezienswaardigheden Den Bosch

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1 - Sint-Janskathedraal

Sint-Janskathedraal impresses with its size and enormous wealth of sculptures. The cathedral was built between 1380 and 1520. You can admire a total of about 600 statues of animals, monsters and people in and around the cathedral. Many of those images have a symbolic meaning. Unique in the Netherlands are the double flying buttresses and unique in the world are the 96 flying buttress figures.

2 - Stadhuis Den Bosch

This beautiful building from the second half of the fourteenth century used to be used as an official setting for parties and receptions. Enjoy a guided tour and discover art and history behind the large doors. Since 1366, the city council of Den Bosch has been based here. In 1372 the city clock was hung. It is believed that the hanging of this bell marked the completion of the construction.

3 - Jheronimus Bosch Art Center

The Jheronimus Bosch Art Center is a tribute to the artist Jheronimus Bosch who lived in Den Bosch between 1450 and 1516. In this center you can admire reproductions of his famous paintings, the originals of which hang in leading museums around the world.

4 - Moriaan

De Moriaan on the market in Den Bosch is the oldest brick house in the Netherlands. It was built in 1220 by Hendrik I van Brabant. In this building you will also find the tourist office of Den Bosch.

5 - Zwanenbroedershuis

The Zwanenbroedershuis is the home of the Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap, an ecumenical society that was founded in 1318 in Den Bosch. The Broederschap has owned this house on Hinthamerstraat since 1483. Famous members of this brotherhood are King Willem Alexander and painter Hieronymus Bosch. The members are also called 'swan brothers'. It seems that lavish meals were once eaten by the Brotherhood, where swan meat was served.

6 - Het Noordbrabants Museum

You will find the Noordbrabants Museum in an eighteenth-century government palace in the center of medieval Den Bosch. The museum displays objects and works of art that are related to the art, history and culture of North Brabant and the Southern Netherlands. The collection contains more than 30,000 objects, such as paintings, prints, drawings, textiles, coins & medals, glass, silver, crafts, archeology and typical Brabant objects. The museum is known for the prize-winning exhibition from 2016: 'Jheronimus Bosch - visions of a genius'.

7 - Design Museum Den Bosch

Design Museum Den Bosch offers exciting and surprising exhibitions about design from the past, the present and the future. Visit this museum and discover the influence of design on the world. The core of the collection is formed by jewelery and ceramics by artists and designers from the 20th and 21st centuries. In addition, in Design Museum Den Bosch you will find a special museum shop with perhaps the best design collection in Brabant.

8 - Tum tum snoeperij

Candy shop Tum Tum is a household name in 's-Hertogenbosch. Here you will find many types of Old Dutch candy. From salmiak chunks to liquorice, from cinnamon stick to wine ball. The shop has more than 400 types of candy. When you step over the threshold and smell the sweet scent, you imagine yourself back in grandmother's time. Highly recommended to walk in.

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