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Attraction · Utrecht · Updated on 1 November 2026.

De Inktpot in Utrecht

De Inktpot is an attraction in Utrecht, Netherlands. This place has a story in the app. 14 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 330 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

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The story

Story · De Inktpot

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You're standing by De Inktpot, the Inkpot, on the Moreelsepark right next to Utrecht Central Station. Take a moment to let the size sink in. This is the largest brick building in the Netherlands, built from some twenty-two million bricks. The nickname comes from its shape, and in the end the nickname became its official name. Originally it had a much drier title: Head Administration Building Three of the Dutch Railways.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near De Inktpot

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 14 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Kasteel de Haar
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel de Haar · 9.6 km

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Museum Speelklok
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum Speelklok · 490 m

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Photo: Victor van Werkhooven · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Dom tower
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Dom tower · 570 m

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Photo: Massimo Catarinella · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum Catharijneconvent
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum Catharijneconvent · 640 m

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Photo: FaceMePLS · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Centraal Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Centraal Museum · 860 m

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Photo: Centraal Museum / fotograaf: Vincent Zedelius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Kasteel de Haar on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Monument voor het Gevallen SpoorwegpersoneelMemorial · 70 m away
  2. 2Paleis LofenCastle · 550 m away
  3. 3Utrecht Archives ExpoMuseum · 570 m away
  4. 4Kasteel OudaenCastle · 620 m away
  5. 5VerzetsmonumentMemorial · 620 m away
  6. 6De Gesloten SteenAttraction · 640 m away
  7. 7Anne FrankMemorial · 800 m away
  8. 8Miffy MuseumMuseum · 830 m away
  9. 9Oude HortusAttraction · 830 m away
  10. 10Nederlands Volksbuurt MuseumMuseum · 890 m away
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