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.
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[1] or 204 metres tall (the latter would have made it the tallest church tower in the world by far).[2] 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.
References
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- ^ Verver, P. (2006). ANWB Reisgids Nederland Zeeland (in Dutch). ANWB Media. p. 144. ISBN 9789018023140. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ MacDonald, George (2009). Frommer's Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg. John Wiley & Sons. p. 544. ISBN 9780470382271. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
Further reading
edit- Joost Berman (1834) Geschiedkundige beschrijving der door den hevigen brand van 6 op 7 October 1832 geheel verwoeste St. Lievens Monster of Groote Kerk te Zierikzee
External links
edit- Information from the Zierikzee tourist site (Dutch)
51°39′1″N 3°54′52″E / 51.65028°N 3.91444°E
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