A great moment for many Utrecht residents, but tourists (and therefore the Utrecht tourism sector) will also be happy. They notice this at Utrecht Marketing, which operates the more than 700-year-old building. In the last year without scaffolding (2018), around 90,000 people entered the Cathedral, this year they expect 45,000. Jansen: “The moment there are scaffolding around something, people think it is closed. We notice that very much.”
Dom Tower back in all its glory: after 4 years of restoration, the demolition of the scaffolding starts
