Dom tower of Utrecht with the remaining part of the church in the back.

The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112 metres (368 feet) in height, and the hallmark of the city. The tower was part of Dom Church, the medieval cathedral of Utrecht, and was built between 1321 and 1382. The Domtower of Utrecht File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Domtower of Utrecht File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... , drawing by Pieter Jansz Saenredam The Cathedral of Saint Martin or Dom Church was the Cathedral of the Province of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... From the year 1311 until the advent of the skyscraper, Christian churches were among the tallest buildings in the world. ... , drawing by Pieter Jansz Saenredam The Cathedral of Saint Martin or Dom Church was the Cathedral of the Province of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. ... For other uses, see Cathedral (disambiguation). ... Events Births September 29 - John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (d. ... Year 1382 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ...

The Dom Tower was one of the largest towers constructed in Europe during the fourteenth century, and it was planned to show the power of the church of Utrecht. Its construction led the preacher Geert Groote to protest sharply against the vanity of such an immense project. The tower consists of two massive square blocks, topped by a much lighter lantern. One of the most striking features is the absence of visible buttresses. Its particular shape and original architecture had a large influence on many other towers in the Netherlands, including the Martinitoren in Groningen. Geert Groote (1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus,was a preacher and founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. ... A buttress (and mostly concealed, a flying buttress) supporting walls at the Palace of Westminster Three different types of buttress: diagonal, on the statues plinth; an ordinary buttress supporting a flying buttress, to the right of the statue; a small ordinary buttress to the right side of the picture... The Martinitoren (Martini Tower) is the highest church tower in the city of Groningen, The Netherlands. ... For the German town, see Gröningen. ...

Completion of the cathedral itself took much longer, due to lack of money. Its nave was hastily finished in 1517, and it lacked the flying buttresses to support its walls. In 1674 a tornado destroyed this part of the cathedral, but the tower was spared. The remaining section of the church and the tower were never reconnected, and a street and square now separate the two structures. In the summer of 2004, however, a mock nave was constructed out of scaffolding to commemorate the missing link. Year 1517 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ...

The Dom Tower houses a large peal of fourteen ringing bells, second in Europe only to those in Cologne. They form the largest existing homogenous group of medieval bells, cast by Geert van Wou in 1505. They are set in motion by the members of the Utrechts Klokkenluiders Gilde. The tower also houses a famous carillon with bells dating back to the seventeenth century, made by the Hemony brothers. The Cologne Cathedral (German: , officially ) is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne, under the administration of the Roman Catholic Church and is renowned as a monument of Christianity, of Gothic architecture and of the faith and perseverance of the people of the city in which it stands. ... For the University of Regina student newspaper, see The Carillon. ... The Hemony carillon of the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam was installed in 1656 François Hemony (±1609-1667) and his brother Pieter (Pierre) Hemony (1619-1680) were the greatest carillon bell founders in the history of the Low Countries. ...

Guided tours are regularly operated allowing people to climb the 465 steps to the top of the Dom Tower. On a clear day it is possible to see both Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The booking office for guided tours is located in the square at the foot of the tower.

There is a rule that no buildings in the city of Utrecht are allowed to be constructed that exceed the Dom Tower in height. Recently however, this restriction has been lifted for plans in the developing suburban area in the west of Utrecht (Leidsche Rijn), and following that a skyscraper of 262 metres in height has been proposed, challenging this long-standing tradition. Leidsche Rijn Leidsche Rijn is a neighbourhood under construction west of Utrecht in the central Netherlands. ...

The Dom as it looked before the tornado, with the Tower joined to the main body of the church

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External links

• Utrechts Klokkenluiders Gilde
• Utrechtse Klokkenspel Vereniging