Gravensteen

Gravensteen is an university building in , , . Gravensteen is situated nearby to the square , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and Pieterskerk.

Museum
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The is the national archaeological of the , located in . It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology.

Church
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The is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius.

Museum
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The is a small museum in , dedicated to the Pilgrims who sailed to the New World on the Mayflower. It was founded in 1997 by American historian Jeremy Bangs. is situated 110 metres southeast of Gravensteen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pieterswijk and Binnenstad.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Gravensteen

Latitude
52.15796° or 52° 9′ 29″ north
Longitude
4.48682° or 4° 29′ 13″ east
Inception
1200
Open location code
9F465F5P+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 272492898
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q2868175
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Dutch—“Gravensteen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “伯爵城堡”
  • Dutch: “Gravensteen (Leiden)”
  • Dutch: “Gravensteen”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 25452”

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