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The Dom Tower (Cathedral Tower, Dutch: ''Domtoren'') of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres (368 feet) in height,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Dom Tower )〕 and the Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city.〔 The tower was part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht, also known as Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382,〔 to a design by John of Hainaut.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Domtower History (translated from Dutch) )〕 The cathedral was never fully completed due to lack of money. Since the unfinished nave collapsed in 1674 the Dom tower became a free standing tower. The tower stands at the spot where the city of Utrecht originated almost 2,000 years ago.〔 ==Design and construction== The Dom Tower was one of the largest towers constructed in Europe during the fourteenth century, and it was planned to show the power of the church of Utrecht. Its construction led preacher Geert Groote to protest against the vanity of such an immense project, suggesting it was too tall, too expensive and all but aesthetic.〔R.R. Post, ''Geert Grote's tractaat 'Contra turrim traiectensem' teruggevonden'' (The Hague, 1967〕 The tower consists of two square blocks, topped by a much lighter lantern. One of the most striking features is the absence of visible buttresses. Its particular shape and original architecture had a large influence on many other towers in the Netherlands, including the Martinitoren in Groningen. Upon completion in 1382 the tower stood 109 metres tall.〔Reconstruction of height based on measurements drawings in Haakma Wagenaar, ''Memorandum Domtoren'' (Utrecht, 1975).〕 However this height was increased during the restorations in 1910, to its present height of 112.5 metres.〔Current height without cross and vane is 106.75 meters. This figure does not represent the height of the tower before 1910. See Haslinghuis and Peeters, ''De Dom van Utrecht'' (The Hague, 1965), p. 416〕 The Dom tower was a multifunctional building. In addition to being a belfry, it contained a private chapel of the bishop of Utrecht on the first floor. It also served as the watchtower; the tower guard was housed on the second floor of the lower square block.〔Haslinghuis and Peeters, ''De Dom van Utrecht'' (The Hague, 1965), p. 435-440〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dom Tower of Utrecht」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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