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Sunday, January 8, 2012

87th Received, Netherlands

This postcard shows the old main tower in the city Hoorn in the Netherlands.
Founded in 716, it Hoorn was a major port town.
In the Dutch Wikipedia, Hoofdtoren translates to:
Main Tower
The Main Tower is one of the last defenses that are still in the Horn have been preserved.  Nowadays there in the tower a grill bar and a restaurant.  The tower stands at the harbor of the city.  It was built in 1532 and the Northern Company was established.  Beside the tower stands a statue of the ship boys of Bontekoe.

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