Munttoren, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Located in the Muntplein square (very close to the Flower Market from the last post) the Munttoren, in English the Mint Tower (named after the mint coin process that used to take place there), is without doubt one of Amsterdam's landmarks. Given it's central location it's very easy to reach so - try not miss it :)

Above photographed from the channel and bellow from the street nearby, I find amazing how the tower manages to stand out from the rest of the scenery - which by the way is beautiful and only makes the achievement even more difficult.

Destroyed by a fire in 1618 only the guard house and part of the tower remained. Rebuilt in the start of the seventeenth century in Amsterdam's Renaissance style, the Munttoren gained then both it's four beautiful clocks and it's bells carillon.