Mint Tower
The Munttoren, or Mint Tower, rises where the Amstel and Singel meet at Muntplein, a crossroads that has watched Amsterdam grow from medieval gate to bustling city corner. Built into the remains of Regulierspoort after a 1618 fire, the tower was rebuilt in Amsterdam Renaissance style in 1620 with an eight-sided top and a delicate open spire designed by Hendrick de Keyser, and it once housed a carillon cast in 1668 by Pieter Hem. The name hints at its 17th-century coin-minting use when the guard house next to it minted silver and gold coins during the Rampjaar of 1672, a wartime moment that briefly redirected minting away from Dordrecht and Enkhuizen. Today, the Munttoren stands as a Rijksmonument and a landmark of the UNESCO-listed Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam, inscribed in 2010 for its cultural significance. …
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