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Detailed Information
- Place Types Tourist attraction
- Address Bierkade 26, 1811 NJ Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Coordinate 52.628425,4.7547844
- Website http://www.openmonumentendag.nl/monument/alkmaar-accijnstoren/
- Rating 4
- Compound Code JQH3+9W Alkmaar, Netherlands
Openning hours
- Monday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Reviews
This beautiful building called the Excise Tower was built in 1622. It has a graceful wooden tower with a loud bell. The tower served as an office: anyone who wanted to import goods had to pay tax at the Excise Tower.
Today, it serves as an office for the harbor master during the summer months.
Excise taxes used to be an important source of income for the city. The Excise Tower has an almost square floor plan and is built of brick with natural stone bands. The bridge on which the tower is partly built was once a swing bridge. This was replaced in 1903 by a drawbridge. Which has since disappeared for the benefit of traffic. A crane stood on a headland near the excise tower. This was not a water tap, but a wooden hoisting system with a treadmill to lift heavy loads from a ship onto the quay.
Alkmaar is a very nice city with beautiful historical buildings and canals.
Very touristic place with many very beautiful ancient buildings. "Port" for boats right beide the street.
Dint find it any interesting. And it was closed when we visited
Very nice place!
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