Download the app to get a map of all the clocks and then see how many of them you can find.
The clock tour is sponsored by the Louisville library and it's easy. You'll learn a little more about Louisville during this hunt, see some really cool places and maybe even prove that you're the best at finding old clocks! Clock Tour You might be surprised to find out how many interesting and beautiful historic clocks there are all around the city. A tower was used as a make shift center to mint money which is now known as the Mint Tower.Participate in a unique scavenger hunt this May and take a tour of Louisville’s Historic Clocks sponsored by the Louisville Library. With most of the Dutch territory occupied, the risk of losing valuable resources was high. The Tower earned its peculiar name in the 17th century, when the Dutch were at war with England and France. The Tower chimes ever quarter of an hour and on Saturdays between 2 and 3 pm one can hear a live concerto of the bells. Today the original bells are on display in the Amsterdam Historical Museum and replaced by newer ones. Elegant additions of 4 clock faces and a carillon of bells were also made. Hendrick de Keyser, a renowned Dutch architect and sculptor, oversaw the building’s reconstruction and also attributed to the stylish eight sided top half of the Tower. From the fire of 1618, which engulfed and destroyed most of the city’s walls, the Mint Tower emerged almost untouched, only to be reconstructed in the Renaissance style a year later. A part of the wall that guarded the city of Amsterdam, the Tower was one of the main gates of the Regulierspoort.īuilt in the latter half of the 15th century, the Tower underwent tremendous renovation over the centuries.
The Mint Tower is one of the structures in the city which has a rich past.
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