The Fort is located in Jan Thiel; entrance is free. The Fort itself is small but it offers a modest view, better if one climbs inside steps to the top of the tower. It is ranked #37 of 96 things to do in Willemstad by Tripadvisor.ca.
I have a romantic view of forts and castles that probably drives my continued interest in them, even after seeing so many of them. There’s something about the architecture, history, and construction. The thickness of the walls, the weight of everything, the rigidity of the cold, hard structures. These characteristics are emphasized by a fluid sea smashing against a solid fortress wall. The evolution of designs over the ages and how technologies of the day influenced design features. I find it interesting to imagine the conditions a soldier would have endured 200 years ago when standing guard on these towers. In this case, the heat and humidity. The weeks, months, years of boredom punctuated by intense terror.
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