Muurtoren Oostenrijk aan de Jan van Houtkade in de sneeuw

 Netherlands > South Holland > Leiden

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The tower dates from the end of the 15th century and was part of the now completely disappeared medieval city wall. In the plan, a semicircular, the straight side is facing the city. In the brick walls about two meters thick there are nine openings for shooting, two of them are filled. Due to the centuries-old rise in the level of the street, the entrance to the tower is now much lower than the sidewalk