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Schreierstoren

The Schreierstoren, originally part of the medieval city wall of , the Netherlands, was built in the 15th century. It is located at the Prins Hendrikkade 94 in the city center of Amsterdam.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: tower in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Weepers‘ Tower”
  • Address: Prins Hendrikkade 94, Amsterdam, 1012AE
  • Roof shape: pyramidal
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station.

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.

Railway station
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Amsterdam Centraal station is the largest railway station in , , the . A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands. is situated 300 metres north of Schreierstoren.

Church
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The Co-cathedral Basilica of Saint Nicholas is located in the Old Centre district of , , very close to Amsterdam's main railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oosterdokseiland and Chinatown.

Neighborhood
Photo: Iijjccoo, Public domain.
is an island that forms a neighborhood of , just to the east of Amsterdam Centraal railway station.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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The is the medieval heart of . It is where most foreign visitors arrive and leave, and has a lot of the city's prime attractions.

Schreierstoren

Latitude
52.37636° or 52° 22′ 35″ north
Longitude
4.90224° or 4° 54′ 8″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Inception
1480
Levels
3
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9F469WG2+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57859248
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6951734
Wiki­data ID
Q610402
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Schreierstoren” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “淚塔”
  • Danish: “Schreierstoren”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 4148”
  • Dutch: “Schrayershoucktoren”
  • Dutch: “Schreierstoren”
  • French: “Schreierstoren”
  • German: “Schreierstoren”
  • Italian: “Schreierstoren”
  • Russian: “Башня Схрейерсторен”
  • Russian: “Схрейерсторен”

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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 “Schreierstoren”. Photo: S Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.