Montelbanstoren Tower

Montelbaanstoren, Malle Jaap, Stupid Yap, Stupid Jacob
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Rating 6.0
10 Based on 2 reviews
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Montelbanstoren Tower

Montelbaanstoren, Malle Jaap, Stupid Yap, Stupid Jacob
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Montelbahnstoren is located on the Oudeshans canal in Amsterdam, one kilometer from Dam Square. The tower was built in 1512 as a fortress tower to protect the city. Residents gave the tower the nickname "Stupid Yap" due to the fact that its bells rang at the wrong time.

Between 1878 and 2006, the Montelbahnstoren tower housed the Amsterdam Water Authority. And since 2010, it has been rented by the Secret Garden Foundation, which is engaged in protecting the rights of Muslim gays, bi- and transgender people.

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Traveled 13 years ago
Rating 8
Many years ago, even then, before the war, a fine artist worked in Donetsk. On his canvases, in a very small format, distant, strange and beautiful cities came to life. He had so many views of Amsterdam, and especially this Tower. For some reason he called it the Tower of Tears. It was later that we learned that the "Tower of Tears" is a completely different Tower, but it is the meeting with this Tower that is still for me a symbol of meeting with Amsterdam, and a beautiful, elegant canvas every day reminds me of a beautiful city and a wonderful artist.
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Traveled 16 years ago
Rating 4
This is one of the four towers of the fortress wall surrounding the city that have survived to this day. It was built in the 15th century. Now it houses the navigation and gateway services.
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