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Largest Gothic Tower Of The Netherlands: Dom Tower In Utrecht

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My friends and I were almost thrown out of the Dom Tower for ringing a few gigantic clock tower bells in the top of the Dom confusing the citizens of Utrecht.

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Since I have been out of the country for such a long time I thought it would be a good idea to explore a major Dutch every time when visiting the Netherlands.

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My brother and my best friend went to Utrecht by train to check out the Dom Tower, which is a famous tower in the Netherlands.

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After grabbing some snacks from the local wall snackbar we jumped on the train heading to Utrecht Central Station.

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The Dom Toren is huge, I have never walked so many stairs in my life. We were almost kicked out for ringing a massive bell as you can see in the video.

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The Dom Toren, or Dom Church, was the cathedral of the diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages.

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Once the country's largest church and only cathedral, dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, it has been a Protestant church since 1580.

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The building is the one church in the Netherlands that closely resembles the classic Gothic style as developed in France.

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All other Gothic churches in the Netherlands belong to one of the many regional variants. Unlike most of its French predecessors, the Dom Church has only one tower, the 112 m (368 ft) high Dom Tower, which is the hallmark of the city.

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Highlights: Kroketjes, NS train, Dom Toren, Coffeeshop, Utrecht canals and the Lawinepijl

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