Schreierstoren

Schreierstoren

The Schreierstoren (English incorrectly translated as: Weeper's Tower) A tower in the city centre of Amsterdam. It was built as a defense tower in 15th century. It is currently a café. The old name was 'Schreyhoeckstoren' meaning in old Dutch the sharp angle of the tower with the ones connected citywalls. Later they started calling it in short the Schreierstoren. The myth that it was the place where the wives of sailors were weeping when there man departed on their ships is a romantic falsification.

External links

* [http://www.schreierstoren.nl/ Schreierstoren]


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