Editing Dom Tower of Utrecht (section)

==Design and construction==
Its construction led preacher [[Geert Groote]] to protest against the vanity of such an immense project, suggesting it was too tall, too expensive and all but aesthetic.<ref>R.R. Post, ''Geert Grote's tractaat 'Contra turrim traiectensem' teruggevonden'' (The Hague, 1967</ref>

The tower consists of two square blocks, topped by a much lighter lantern. One of the most striking features is the absence of visible [[buttress]]es. Upon completion in 1382 the tower stood 109 metres tall.<ref>Reconstruction of height based on measurements drawings in Haakma Wagenaar, ''Memorandum Domtoren'' (Utrecht, 1975).</ref> However the height was increased during the restorations in 1910, to its present height of 112.5 metres.<ref>Current height without cross and vane is 106.75 meters. This figure does not represent the height of the tower before 1910. See Haslinghuis and Peeters, ''De Dom van Utrecht'' (The Hague, 1965), p. 416</ref>

The Dom tower was a multifunctional building. In addition to being a belfry, it contained a private chapel of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht#Roman Catholic archbishops after Restoration of the Episcopal Hierarchy|Bishop of Utrecht]] on the first floor. It also served as a watchtower; the tower guard was housed on the second floor of the lower square block.<ref>Haslinghuis and Peeters, ''De Dom van Utrecht'' (The Hague, 1965), p. 435-440</ref>