Old Amsterdam Clock Tower and Wood Boats

by Norma Brandsberg

Title

Old Amsterdam Clock Tower and Wood Boats

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

Two of three things Amsterdam is known for are in this photo. There are old brick buildings including their own leaning clock tower. Boats line up to transport tourists and you will see house boats really used as homes and tourist rentals all along the ring canals. Two old wood boats are visable, a wood transportation boat and one of the old house boats across the canal from the Montelbaanstoren clock tower.

The Montelbaanstoren red brick, canal, clock tower was built in 1512, a rare remnant of Amsterdam's medieval city walls. Located on historic Oude Schans canal, the tower was used as a watch tower for Dutch soldiers to scout for incoming enemy, part of the defense for the Hapsburg's Eighty Years War with Spain.

The upper white tower and clock were added in 1606, designed by architect, Hendrick de Keyser. He was Amsterdam's city architect at the time and is known for his Renaissance style in such notable Amsterdam cathedrals, as the Zuiderkerk and Westerkerk.

Tilted slightly, the tower is also known as the leaning tower of Amsterdam.

The tower was a favorite subject of Rembrandt, convenient to his place of abode right around the corner. The tower, a favorite subject for many of Rembrandt's drawings as well as Jacob van Ruisdael was always sketched without the clock or tower to reflect a more stark image.

This area of Amsterdam, part of the rings around Amsterdam, is a UNESCO protected area.

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August 12th, 2022

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