Nothing changed - a real middle age city.

One should compare the Google Earth satelite picture of the city centre with the 1570 map of it. You can see thet there ware only minor changes in the street plan. Only the changes in the west were larger due to the arrival of rail traffic and the Construction of the shopping centre "Hoog Catherijne". It should be noted that the single canal surrounding the old city will be opened again in this area.

Map of Utrecht, 1609

Map of Utrecht Blaeu, 1650

Map of Utrecht, 1865 (Note the railwaystation.

Utrecht at present time, Areal image from 2005