West battery

The West battery is located on the west bank at the mouth of the Vecht in Muiden. In 1427 reinforcement became already made at this place, which became further extended over the years. In specific, the development of the sea lock and the advent of inundation as an vital device in the protection of the Netherlands contributed greatly to strengthening Muiden. The modern tower citadel become built in 1852, however it quickly became militarily old after crowning glory. After years of decline it is nowadays a region for a set of sea scouts. In 1799 earth batteries were mounted on both facet of the mouth of the Vecht near Muiden.

Two of these were on the east bank at Muiderslot and one at the west financial institution, on the website online of the modern-day West battery. The tower fort became built in 1850-1852 as part of the New Dutch Water Line. The citadel is not perfectly spherical, but oval with dimensions of 19 x 22 meters and storeys high. The walls are product of brick bricks; the partitions on the ocean facet were thicker because the maximum adversarial fire became predicted from there. It changed into surrounded by a moat approximately 8 meters huge and supplied with a timber drawbridge at the land side. The citadel needed to secure the harbor mouth and flank the Zeedijk.