Dom tower

The Dom Tower of is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.32 metres in height. It is considered the symbol of Utrecht. The tower was part of , also known as the Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382, to a design by John of Hainaut.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: church tower in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Dom Tower of Utrecht”, “Dome tower”, and “Utrecht Dom Tower”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Martin’s Cathedral, Utrecht and Domplein.

Church
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St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church, is a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, which was the cathedral of the Diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages.

Square
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is a square.

Museum
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is a museum in , Netherlands, specializing in self-playing musical instruments. Since 1984, it has been housed in the centre of Utrecht in a former church called . is situated 130 metres west of Dom tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smakkelaarsveld and Wittevrouwen.

Locality
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is a locality.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood of the city of Utrecht.

Dom tower

Latitude
52.09065° or 52° 5′ 26″ north
Longitude
5.12131° or 5° 7′ 17″ east
Inception
1382
Height
39 metres (127 feet)
Open location code
9F4734RC+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Dom tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج دوم أوترخت”
  • Asturian: “Torre Dom d’Utrecht”
  • Azerbaijani: “Utrext Dom qülləsi”
  • Chinese: “烏德勒支聖馬丁主教座堂塔樓”
  • Dutch: “Dom”
  • Dutch: “Domtoren van Utrecht”
  • Dutch: “Domtoren”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 36075”
  • German: “Turm des Utrechter Doms”
  • Icelandic: “dómkirkjuturninn í Utrecht”
  • Indonesian: “Domtoren”
  • Italian: “Duomo di Utrecht”
  • Japanese: “ドム塔”
  • Japanese: “ドン塔”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Domtårnet i Utrecht”
  • Norwegian: “Domtårnet i Utrecht”
  • Polish: “Domtoren”
  • Western Frisian: “Domtoer”

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Highlights include Flora’s Hof and DOMunder.

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