Height 62 m Province Zeeland | Opened 1506 Phone +31 111 410 940 | |
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Address Kerkplein 2, 4301 EE Zierikzee, Netherlands Architects Rombout II Keldermans, Antoon I Keldermans Similar Nieuwe Kerk, Stadhuis van Zierikzee, museum Goemanszorg, Zeeland Bridge, Deltapark Neeltje Jans | ||
The Sint-Lievensmonstertoren (English: Saint-Livinus Monster Tower), also known as the Dikke Toren (or Fat Tower) is a 62 metre tall, unfinished, free standing church tower in Zierikzee, Netherlands. The accompanying church was destroyed by a fire in 1832.
History
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). The work was continued by his relatives Antoon I Keldermans and Rombout II Keldermans. 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 doesn't refer to monsters, but to a minster.