AMAZING DUTCH CITY

My husband sent me beautiful photos from the city of Zierikzee. Medieval walls, gates, churches, towers of long-gone days are still there. It is a picturesque city, that attracts many day trip visitors who are interested in the glorious past.

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Tower of the city hall of Zierikzee.

Mijn man is met onze zoons op vakantie geweest (terwijl ik ziek thuis was). En omdat hij wist dat ik heel graag foto's van Zierikzee wilde hebben stuurde hij er een paar op. Het was zonet een hele zoektocht om de namen erbij te vinden. Ik ben zelf in Zeeland geboren en vroeger ben ik wel eens in Zierikzee geweest. 

Ik kon me eigenlijk alleen die plompe toren herinneren!

An old Dutch drawbridge

Below you see the Sint-Lievensmonstertoren.  It is a 62 metre tall, unfinished, free standing church tower. The accompanying church was destroyed by a fire in 1832.

In 1454 work started on a church tower, designed by Andries I Keldermans in the Brabantine Gothic style. It was planned to be, according to different sources, either 130 metres or 204 metres tall (the latter would have made it the tallest church tower in the world by far). Work on the tower halted in 1530, when the city went through a financial crisis. The tower is now 62 metres tall, on a base of 24.5 metres by 24.5 metres. Since 1881, it is a property of the state, and it has been designated a Rijksmonument.

The name Saint-Livinus Monster Tower doesn't refer to monsters, but to a minster 😇 (Source: Wikipedia)

Saint-Livinus Monster Tower (dikke toren)

Inside!

Lees HIER meer over de toren! (NL)

Plein Montmaertre with frog fountain

Groetjes uit Zierikzee!