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Munttoren

The Munttoren or Munt is a tower in , Netherlands. It stands on the busy Muntplein square, where the river and the Singel canal meet, near the flower market and the eastern end of the shopping street.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: tower in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Mint Tower”, “Munt”, “Regulierspoort”, and “rijksmonument 3729”
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Bloemenmarkt.

Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of . The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.

Marketplace
Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the world's only floating flower market. Founded in 1862, it is sited in , , on the Singel canal between Muntplein and Koningsplein in the city's southern canal belt. is situated 120 metres west of Munttoren.

Movie theater
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The Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski also called Pathé Tuchinski, is a movie theatre in , Netherlands, near and belonging to the historic French group Pathé. is situated 120 metres southeast of Munttoren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam-Centrum and Burgwallen Oude Zijde.

Suburb
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is the inner-most borough and historical of , , containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , .

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is the capital of the . It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.

Munttoren

Latitude
52.36706° or 52° 22′ 1″ north
Longitude
4.89322° or 4° 53′ 36″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Inception
1886
Open location code
9F469V8V+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57862728
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6951721
Wiki­data ID
Q1429748
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Western Panjabi—“Munttoren” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Munttoren”
  • Chinese: “铸币塔”
  • Chinese: “鑄幣塔”
  • Czech: “Munttoren”
  • Danish: “Munttoren”
  • Dutch: “De Munt”
  • Dutch: “Munt”
  • Dutch: “Munttoren”
  • Dutch: “Regulierspoort”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 3729”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مونتورين”
  • Esperanto: “Munttoren”
  • French: “Munttoren”
  • German: “Munttoren”
  • Hebrew: “מונטורן”
  • Italian: “Munttoren”
  • Italian: “Torre della Zecca”
  • Japanese: “ムントタワー”
  • Japanese: “ムントトーレン”
  • Japanese: “ムント塔”
  • Polish: “Munttoren”
  • Russian: “Монетная башня”
  • Spanish: “Munttoren”
  • Ukrainian: “Мунтторен”
  • Ukrainian: “Мюнтторен”
  • Western Panjabi: “منتورن”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Munttoren”. Photo: P.H. Louw, CC BY 2.5 nl.