This church tower was once shortened to prevent collapse

This church tower was once shortened to prevent collapse

Now that the Wilhelminators in Valkenburg collapsed last weekend, that also raises questions with us. Can such a thing happen here too? To prevent this, monument guards regularly inspect these types of structures. In Linschoten they came up with another solution 150 years ago: the tower was shortened to prevent it from falling over.

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