Tag: Domtoren
Big party at Domtoren tonight with Máxima, Utrecht artists and a light show
Many Utrecht residents have admired the renovated Dom Tower since the scaffolding was gradually completed. But that does not mean that the municipality will simply ignore the completion of the…
Administrator Domtoren vs. municipality of Utrecht: how the municipality piled up mistake after mistake in a labor dispute
The judge’s conclusion is that the municipality has failed to initiate a proper mediation process. Despite the fact that this was indicated by the company doctor, your own lawyer, the…
Domtoren gets dials back: ‘I would definitely go and have a look’
During today’s operation, one completely refreshed dial will be installed on each side of the Dom Tower. The start is at the Servet and Zadelstraat side (towards Utrecht Central Station)…
Steel safety roof under the Domtoren will return until the end of the renovation
The same platform was already there in 2019, during the construction of the scaffolding. The steel construction from then is still there and so now only the roof needs to…
Restoration of carillon in Domtoren has been completed: first concert on Friday
The chimes have been refurbished since February as one of the last parts of the cathedral’s restoration. The keyboard used to play the carillon has been restored, and several clappers…
For the time being no sound from Utrecht Domtoren, carillon is being restored
The restoration focuses in particular on repairing the mechanism for the hand game, the clappers and the keyboard, the municipality of Utrecht has announced. The 50 bells of the carillon,…
Bricks made from Domtoren: Utrecht new residential area Merwede will receive 250,000
In the new Utrecht district of Merwede, 250,000 Dom bricks will be used. In total, the companies Bokkenmakers and New Horizon make one million circular bricks from rubble and grit…
Million circular bricks from Domtoren rubble
UTRECHT – Rubble from the Utrecht Dom Tower is given a new lease of life as brick. The historic monument is currently undergoing a major renovation. A lot of rubble…