Town tower Oudewater anno 1300 by pyrrhula

Town tower Oudewater anno 1300

This is a town tower instead of a church tower because it`s built as a part of the fortress wall .
Very necessary in those times. For example : The Spanish solders have 1575 conquer this city and nearly destroy it.
It`s the oldest building in that city. The church (Gothic) is consecrated to Saint- Michael .
Like all old buildings it has had a lot of build, rebuild and restorations. the last one in 1963/64 and 2000
A point of interest is the spire . It`s a very unusual one . We call them/it : a saddle roof.
The carillon has 49 bells.
The church is still in use.
Wish you all a nice weekend and a great week to come.
March 8th, 2013  
Great collage
March 8th, 2013  
How interesting. What lovely brick work on the building.
March 8th, 2013  
Beautiful collage. It's a very interesting looking building.
March 8th, 2013  
Awesome...happy weekend and week, Pyrrhula!
March 9th, 2013  
An interesting collage Pyrrhula.
March 9th, 2013  
A most beautiful church, fantastic architecture and great workmanship all around. thanks for the history of it.
March 9th, 2013  
Ann
Another great depiction of an historic building. It looks so beautiful magnified. Well done ! Hope you have a wonderful weekend too. : )
March 9th, 2013  
What history in your country! Beautiful collage!
March 9th, 2013  
Wonderfully created collage from the great historical building.
Yes, we have a full winter still many weeks. is -14 Celsius but the sun is shining and snow is sparkling :)
Good weekend to you and your wife Pyrrhula!
March 9th, 2013  
Wonderful shots of the tower - it looks very tall! Such an interesting shape too.
March 9th, 2013  
great history and structure!
March 9th, 2013  
Beautiful place worth a visit, Pyrrhula. Thank you for the story. This is a gorgeous collage.
March 9th, 2013  
wow,beautiful I really love the bottom right one !!
March 9th, 2013  
You captured all the angles beautiful. I love the arch.
March 9th, 2013  
Lovely collage. I enjoy seeing Holland through your lens and learning about it from you.
March 11th, 2013  
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