Pictured here is the Domtoren (Dom Tower) in the ancient Dutch city of Utrecht. The coloured lights are to celebrate the recent finished restoration of the tower. This is the highest church tower in the Netherlands, originally measuring 109 meters, but, after a restoration in 1910 the new roof was 64° instead of the original 59-60°, bringing the total length to 112,32 meters.
In terms of design, the Dom Tower was possibly the largest church tower built in Europe up to 1382. Towers that were taller owed their height to their slender spire, like the Marienkirche in Lübeck, Germany (two towers of 125 m, 60 m to the spirer), Salisbury Cathedral, UK (fourth tower of 123 m, 67 m to the spire, and the Munster in Freiburg (western tower of 116 m, 70 m to the spire,
The Dom Tower of Utrecht is 95 m high to the spire and has a ground area of about 380 m².
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