Peperbus!

Peperbus

The Peperbus, also known as "Pepperbox" or "Pepper shaker," is the clock tower attached to the Our Lady's Basilica.

History Time
Construction of the Chapel started in 1394-1399. The church was finished in the 15th century. From 1591 to 1809 the church was used for secular purposes. The first restoration began in 1871. During the second restoration of 1976 the original cruciform shape was restored. On October 18th, 1999 Pope John Paul II declared the 600 year old church a basilica.
The steeple was constructed from 1463 to 1481. After the fire of 1815 it was rebuilt in 1828 with a new dome, earning the nickname 'Pepperbox.' The lookout view we were able to go to was at 263 steps or 55 meters. Another "gallery" is at 70 meters, and the weathercock is at 75 meters. The carillon was expanded to 51 clocks between 2002 and 2005 and is played by the town carillonist.

*I climbed the Pepperbox on Sept 18th 2012.
You can read more at http://www.peperbus-zwolle.nl/ again sorry if it shows up in Dutch...Please use http://translate.google.nl/ it's an alright translating site.

If you read the last post, the Dutch word for the treasure hunt game was Peperbus, and that was the end meeting point besides the bar. We were given (for that day only) a free admission to climb the Peperbus. On any other day it is 2,50 euro I believe they said. We were lucky we got there right before it started to rain.

Peperbus

Very skinny staircase up to the viewing area, 236 steps...

Leliestraat is the tall skinny tower with
yellow balconies sticking out of it