Wailing Tower (Schreierstoren) description and photos - Netherlands: Amsterdam

Wailing Tower (Schreierstoren) description and photos - Netherlands: Amsterdam

Description of the attraction The Wailing Tower is a medieval tower in the center of Amsterdam. Once upon a time, Amsterdam, like any medieval city, was surrounded by powerful fortress walls. Then most of the walls were demolished, the city grew, but some of the walls - mainly the towers - remained intact and began to be used in a new capacity. The Wailing Tower was built in 1487 and was called the Schrayershoucktoren. from this tower the fortress wall turned at an acute angle. Over time, the name of the tower began to be pronounced as Schreierstoren - from the word cry, supposedly on this tower the wives of the sailors cried, seeing them off on long voyages. [Wailing Tower (Schreierstoren) description and photos - Netherlands: Amsterdam]