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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren

Amersfoort, NL

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren

The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɔnzə ˌlivə ˈvrʌu.əˌtoːrə(n)]; "Tower of Our Lady"), nicknamed Lange Jan ("Long John"), is a church tower in Amersfoort. The Late Gothic building is 98.33 metres (322 ft 7 in) tall and reaches high above the inner city. It is one of the most eye-catc

hing monuments in town and the third highest church tower in the Netherlands. The church that belonged to the tower was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion in the 18th century.

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