Stories

Look out over Amersfoort as it was in 1671, from a vantage point that didn't actually exist.

Napoleon visited Amersfoort in 1811. The city hoped for a historic moment, but the emperor was mostly in a hurry.

A fierce bolt of lightning set the Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren ablaze. Carpenter Lenaart Nicasiusz saved the city from disaster.

Above a bakery in Amersfoort, young women supported the resistance through a secret telephone exchange.

Look out over Amersfoort as it was in 1671, from a vantage point that didn't actually exist.

Napoleon visited Amersfoort in 1811. The city hoped for a historic moment, but the emperor was mostly in a hurry.

A fierce bolt of lightning set the Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren ablaze. Carpenter Lenaart Nicasiusz saved the city from disaster.

Above a bakery in Amersfoort, young women supported the resistance through a secret telephone exchange.

In Amersfoort, Carla Kogelman takes an intimate look at how people sleep — close up, personal, and different for everyone.

Unsung heroes of the occupation years

Centre of a growing city

Stories of the city and its people

Amersfoort under French rule

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