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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