Exploring Nijmegen - De Stratemakerstoren PART 1.

Oh My gosh ! De Stratemakerstoren and Velorama were totally checked by Anna and me today.
First was DE STRATEMAKERSTOREN. It was really big bastion in the past, securing the gateway to the city (like a defensive tower). In the course of time it was damaged, so that what survived till this day is just the little remain. It was built in 16th century, made of stone and brick. In the end of 18th century it lost its importance. From the end of 18century the houses and many buildings were built next to bastion.

It is not big inside, but very interesting, also thanks to the wax figures which they put inside. They are pretty scary !

Let's go:

That's the model of the bastion

The corridor with a lot of loopholes and shooting holes for riffels and cannons. Walls are in some points even 3, 5 m thick.

FOr a few minutes we could feel as if we would travel in time. Everything was really scary, even the dog was so freaky and fuzzy :D

This guy and his friend were tryin to shoot someone ! Well dug by people in 18th century. The water is still there.
There was also small store-room, with lots of wines and food. Unfortunately for me - fake one.

One thing made to commemorate the plague of pest (the black death)...
Doctor and two victims of the plague, accompanied by rats.... :( Doctor wearing special mask, to avoid infection from ill people.

His eye was so violet, his feet were covered with some pieces of material, and his skin was really yellow.

They guy laying on the bed looked terrifying - he had open wound on his leg and was also yellow. This part of bastion made us feel like we would be really in 1666. We decided not to spend there too much time, just in case... ;)

As the guidebook says - the mystery of the name of the museum is still unsolved. Literally it means "Road Workers Tower"....