This is a list of the more notable Rijksmonuments (national heritage sites) in the Netherlands. The list is sorted by province. There are over 60,000 Rijksmonuments in the Rijksmonumentenregister (national heritage register).
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| Aalstermolen | Aalst | Windmill | Tower mill built in 1936. |  |
| Croy Castle | Aarle-Rixtel | Castle | C15th castle. |  |
| Gertrudiskerk | Bergen op Zoom | Church | C14th and later church |  |
| Breda Castle | Breda | Castle | C15th castle. |  |
| Grote Kerk | Breda | Church | C15th church |  |
| Koepelgevangenis | Breda | Prison | Prison built in 1886 |  |
| Annemie | Eindhoven | Windmill | Tower mill built in 1891. |  |
| John S. Thompsonbrug | Grave / Nederasselt | Bridge | Bridge built in 1929. |  |
| Van Abbemuseum | Eindhoven | Museum | Museum established in 1936. |  |
| Nemerlaer Castle | Haaren | Castle | C14th castle. |  |
| Heeswijk Castle | Heeswijk | Castle | C11th castle. |  |
| Heeze Castle | Heeze | Castle | C17th castle |  |
| De Adriaan | Meerveldhoven | Windmill | Tower mill built in 1906. |  |
| Post mill Rosmalen | Molenhoek | Windmill | Post mill built in 1732 |  |
| Molen van Aerden | Nispen | Windmill | Tower mill built in 1850. |  |
| St. Paul's Abbey | Oosterhout | Abbey | C20th abbey. |  |
| Watermill at Opwetten | Watermill | Opwetten | C18th corn, fulling, oil and saw mill |  |
| Oudenbosch Basilica | Oudenbosch | Church | C19th church. |  |
| Saint Lambertchurch | Rosmalen | Church | C14th and later church |  |
| Aan de Pegstukken | Windmill | Schijndel | Tower mill built in 1845 |  |
| St. John's Cathedral | 's-Hertogenbosch | Cathedral | C13th-C16th cathedral. |  |
| De Toonzaal | 's-Hertogensbosch | Synagogue | Synagogue built in 1823 |  |
| Assumburg | Steenbergen | Windmill | Smock mill built in 1897. |  |
| De Arend | Terheijden | Windmill | Tower mill built in 1742. |  |
| Watermill at Kollen | 't Koll | Watermill | Watermill built in 1681 |  |
| De Arend | Wouw | Windmill | Tower mill built in 1825 |  |
| De Akkermolen | Zundert | Windmill | Post mill built c.1605. |  |
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| Rijksmonument | Type | Location | Description | Photo |
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| American Hotel | Hotel | Amsterdam | A hotel built in 1900. |  |
| Centraal Station | Railway station | Amsterdam | The main railway station in Amsterdam. Built in 1889. |  |
| Astoria | Offices | Amsterdam | An Art Nouveau office block built in 1905. |  |
| Castle Brederode | Castle | Santpoort-Zuid | A castle built by the Lords of Brederode in the second half of the 13th century. |  |
| De Duif | Church | Amsterdam | A Roman Catholic church built in 1858. |  |
| De Krijtberg | Church | Amsterdam | A Roman Catholic church built in 1883. |  |
| De Schoolmeester No. 40013 | Windmill | Westzaan | A smock mill built in 1692, restored to working order. It is the only surviving wind powered paper mill in the world. |  |
| Hollandsche Manege | Riding school | Amsterdam | Offices, accommodation and stables built in 1883. |  |
| Lange Jaap | Lighthouse | Huisduinen | A cast iron lighthouse built in 1878 |  |
| Muiderslot | Castle | Muiden | A castle build by Floris V, to guard the mouth of the river Vecht. |  |
| Museum De Cruquius | Pumping station | Cruquius | A steam powered pumping station built c. 1850. Houses the largest stationary steam engine (a beam engine) in the world. Also a World Heritage Site. |  |
| Nieuwe Kerk | Church | Amsterdam | A church dating from the 15th century. Used for Royal Inaugurations and Royal Weddings. Also used as an exhibition venue and for organ recitals. |  |
| Noorderkerk | Church | Amsterdam | A Protestant church built in the 1620s. |  |
| Olympisch Stadion | Stadium | Amsterdam | A stadium built for the 1928 Summer Olympics and later used by AFC Ajax until 1996. |  |
| Onderlinge van 1719 u.a. | Offices | Haarlem | Residential building from 1870. Good example of Eclectic style by architect A. van der Steur. Seat of an insurance firm established in 1719 |  |
| Oost-Indisch Huis | Offices | Amsterdam | An early 17th-century office block. Former headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. |  |
| Oosterkerk | Church | Amsterdam | A former Protestant church built between 1669 and 1671. |  |
| Oude Kerk | Church | Amsterdam | A former Roman Catholic and current Protestant church. It was consecrated in 1306. The oldest parish church in Amsterdam. |  |
| Portugees-Israëlietische Synagoge | Synagogue | Amsterdam | A synagogue built in 1671. |  |
| Koninklijk Paleis Paleis op de Dam | Palace | Amsterdam | Originally built as the City Hall in 1655. first used as a Royal Palace by Konig Louis I and still used as such by the current monarch. |  |
| Smedestraat 33 | Doorway | Haarlem | The doorway's brickwork, including a round false window, is from the second half of the 17th century. |  |
| Stadsschouwburg | Theatre | Amsterdam | A theatre built between 1892 and 1894. Former home of De Nederlandse Opera. |  |
| Statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen | Statue | Hoorn | Statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, made in 1887, placed in 1893. |  |
| Stoomgemaal Vier Noorder Koggen | Pumping station | Medemblik | Steam powered pumping station near the city of Medemblik. Build in 1869 and expanded in 1907, to obsolete 25 windmills. |  |
| Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk | Church | Alkmaar | A gothic church dedicated to St. Lawrence, now a Protestant church. Contains the tomb of Floris V, Count of Holland. |  |
| Vondelpark | Urban park | Amsterdam | A public park established in 1865 and extended in 1877. |  |
| Westerkerk | Church | Amsterdam | A Protestant church built between 1620 and 1633. Burial place of Rembrandt. |  |
| Zuiderkerk | Church | Amsterdam | A former Protestant church built between 1603 and 1611. In use as a church until 1970, now an information centre. |  |
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| Lebuïnuskerk | Church | Deventer | A former Gothic cathedral. |  |
| Deventer Station | Railway station | Deventer | A railway station built in 1865. |  |
| Tuinen Mien Ruys | Complex of gardens. | Dedemsvaart | 25 gardens by Mien Ruys |  |
| Great Synagogue | Synagogue | Deventer | A Neorenaissance synagogue from the 19th century. |  |
| Sint-Nicolaas- of Bergkerk | Church | Deventer | A former Romanesque church from the 13th century. |  |
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| Baden Powelllaan 12 | Mansion | Rotterdam | 18th century mansion |  |
| Feijenoord Stadion | Stadium | Rotterdam | A sports stadium completed in 1937, home to Feyenoord football club. |  |
| Groothandelsgebouw | Offices | Rotterdam | An office block completed in 1953, one of the first major buildings built in Rotterdam after the Second World War. |  |
| Het Slaakhuis | Offices | Rotterdam | An office block built in 1955. Former headquarters of newspaper Het Vrije Volk and now used as a squat. |  |
| Lijnbaan | Street | Rotterdam | The main shopping street in Rotterdam, opened in 1953. |  |
| Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | Museum | Rotterdam | An art museum established in 1847. Houses the collections of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. |  |
| Pelgrimvaderskerk | Church | Rotterdam | A former Roman Catholic and current Protestant church. Established in 1417. The current building dates from 1671. |  |
| Van Nellefabriek | Factory | Rotterdam | A former factory in the Nieuwe Bouwen style. Built between 1927 and 1929, it is currently used as offices. Under consideration for World Heritage Site status. |  |
| Vrouwekerk | Church | Leiden | The ruins of a Walloon church dating to 1406 and demolished in the early 19th century. |  |
| Wereldmuseum | Museum | Rotterdam | A museum established in 1883. |  |
| Witte Huis | Offices | Rotterdam | An Art Nouveau office block built in 1898. It was the tallest building in Europe when built. One of the few buildings in central Rotterdam to survive German bombing during the Second World War. |  |
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| Domtoren | Tower | Utrecht | Tower of the Dom church in the centre of Utrecht. |  |
| Kasteel de Haar | Castle | Utrecht | Castle located near Haarzuilens, built in 1892. |  |
| Academiegebouw | University building | Utrecht | University building built in 1891. |  |
| Tivoli | Pop venue | Utrecht | Former pop venue at the Oudegracht, before that church. |  |
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