The Torensluis or tower lock is a wide bridge over the Singel. The reason for such a spacious set-up was to accommodate a prison under the tower. Although the prison was supposed to be open to the public, it wasn't open when I was there...More






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The Torensluis or tower lock is a wide bridge over the Singel. The reason for such a spacious set-up was to accommodate a prison under the tower. Although the prison was supposed to be open to the public, it wasn't open when I was there...More





There are small bridge crossings scattered throughout central Amsterdam. And then you find Torensluis, which is one of the widest in the entire city at 42 metres wide. The reason for the size of this particular bridge is that it included tower as part of...More

If nobody told me the special feature of this bridge in advance, I would not notice that this is the widest bridge in town. Apart from the statue there, open sittings of the cafe nearby are also on this bridge. See if you can recognize...More



Torensluis is a rather wide bridge, a bit too wide even! But that is probably good in any case, as it allows pedestrians to wander around the bridge quite freely, at least more so than on any other bridge. It is a bit old but...More

By Amsterdam standards this is one very ordinary bridge, it is wide but there is very little else to be said to make it worth picking out as a vistor attraction

This bridge is so wide that we didn't even notice it was a bridge until it was pointed out to us. There is no need to see and there are shops and seating nearby.

Torensluis (tower lock) is an arch bridge over the singel canal. It's also called "Burg 9" ( bridge number 9). This is the oldest (1648) and widest (42m) Arch Bridge in Amsterdam. It's now a national monument. There was the Jan Roodenpoortstoren (tower) on the...More




