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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The Zimmer tower (Dutch: Zimmertoren) is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's fourteenth century city fortifications. In 1930, astronomer and clockmaker Louis Zimmer (1888–1970) built the Jubilee (or Centenary) Clock, which is displayed on the front of the tower. The tower was built no later than 1425 though the precise date of construction is unknown. In 1812 the tower was sold by the municipal authorities, but after World War I, they repurchased it and slated it for demolition. However, in 1928 clockmaker Louis Zimmer presented to city, his work, the anniversary (Dutch: Jubelklok), which consists of 12 clocks encircling a central one with 57 dials. These clocks showed time on all continents, phases of the moons, times of tides and many other periodic phenomena. It was decided to place this new design in the old tower, which had to be substantially reconstructed for this. In honor of the astronomer they renamed the tower the Zimmer tower. |
| Face value | 0,44 Euro |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 3444 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 2086 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 3381 Stanley Gibbons BE 3908 Belgium BE 3396 WADP Numbering System - WNS BE052.05 Unificato BE 3388 |
| Stamp colour | blue black |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Issue date | 09/05/2005 |
| Designer | Guillaume Broux |
| Print technique | photogravure and recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 40.00 mm |
| Width | 27.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
