In the year 1280 AD, the gate to the outer courtyard or Buitenhof served as the main entrance to the castle of the Counts of Holland, known as the Binnenhof today. In 1428, this ‘Front Gate to the Court’ also became a prison. It was where defaulters were incarcerated and suspected criminals awaited their trials in dark and cold gaols. Famous patriots such as Cornelis de Witt and Dirk Volckertszoon Coornhert were incarcerated in the Prison Gate. They stayed in their own luxury cell, known as the Ridderkamer or Knights' Chamber.

It was a prison for four hundred years - until 1828, when the Prison Gate was vacated. It has been a museum since 1882. Nowadays you can visit the Prison Gate Museum as part of a guided tour.

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