Defenses in Monnickendam
Around 1575 Monnickendam received plans for Adriaen Anthonisz fortifications in the form of four bastions and a projecting courtine. The existing gates with subsequent wall work were retained for the time being, but the rest of the city wall was largely demolished. Only a remnant of the 15th-century city wall is present at Niesenoortsburgwal 38. Th...
