St. Rumbold's Cathedral (English Wikipedia)

The full moon of 27 January 1687 caused all the stir about the presumed tower fire, reported as a 'happy-ending tragedy'. According to an 1808 sale's list Servais, Gaspar Joseph de (1808). "item 4242". Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu monsieur Gaspar-Joseph de Servais (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2011. 4242. Maan – suchtigen Brand – sticht of Mechelsche beroerte. Bly-eyndend Treur-spel op St.-Rombouts Tooren den 27 january 1687, in volle maen, in-8°. met platen. V. (in outdated Dutch)

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"St Rumbold". Catholic Online. 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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Stenvert, Ronald; van Ginkel-Meester, Saskia; Stades-Vischer, Elisabeth; Kolman, Chris; van Cruyningen, Piet. "Monumenten in Nederland. Zeeland" (PDF) (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg, Zeist / Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle, the Netherlands (2003) (republished © 2010 dbnl.org). p. 276. Retrieved 16 July 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

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The small painted shields at St. Rumbold's should not be confused with the armour remnants in the Large Church of The Hague where (as in the Knights Hall there) the earliest Thirty Knights of the Golden Fleece had convened in 1456. (Source Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 31 July 2011)

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"De relieken van Sint-Rombout" (in Dutch). Torens aan de Dijle vzw (Cooperation between representatives of 8 historical churches at Mechelen, and the City). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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Smets, Jan (21 November 2008). "Sint-Romboutskathedraal". Flickr.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011. deze plaat herinnert aan het bezoek van Paus Johannes Paulus II aan Mechelen, in 1985, nét op zijn 65ste verjaardag. Hij sprak toen de 'gevleugelde woorden' uit over de Grote Markt: '...Mechelaars, uw toren is niet af...'

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"Mechelen droomt van extreem hoge kerktoren" (in Dutch). RKKerk, blad voor Katholiek Nederland, Netherlands. 9 June 2005. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

kerkmechelen.be

(in Dutch) www.kerkmechelen.be Sint-Rombouts Archived 23 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine (incl. a few photographs)

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"Lezing over Sint-Rombout in Mechelen – Sint-Rombout: waarheid of legende? (Presentation for a 20 May 2010 lecture)" (in Dutch). Persdienst Aartsbisdom (Archbishopric Press Service), Mechelen / Vrienden van de Sint-Romboutskathedraal vzw. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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The original designer of St. Rumbold's tower may have been Jan II Keldermans, Andries I Keldermans, or Wouter Coolman. (Source retrieved 25 July 2011) Archived 18 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The now obsolete local foot came to 27.8 centimetres, roughly an inch shorter than the 30.48-cm long current British and American measure.
"Sint-Romboutstoren – De architectuur" (in Dutch). 'Sint-Romboutstoren': Toerisme Mechelen/Torenbalie/Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Mechelen. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
"Sint-Romboutstoren Mechelen — History". 'Sint-Romboutstoren': Toerisme Mechelen/Torenbalie/Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Mechelen. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
"Sint-Romboutstoren Mechelen — Torenweetjes" (in Dutch). 'Sint-Romboutstoren': Toerisme Mechelen/Torenbalie/Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Mechelen. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

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"Sint-Romboutskerkhof" (in Dutch). City of Mechelen. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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"St Rumbold's Tower". Tourism Mechelen. City of Mechelen. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

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"Den toren staat op koeievellen" (in Dutch). Christophe Netels (active e.g. at Mechelen's magazine Nieuwe Maan. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

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"Strategisch beleidsplan voor het toerisme in Lier" (PDF) (in Dutch). WES vzw. Study ordered by City of Lier. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011. Sint-Romboutskathedraal in Mechelen, koorsluiting vanaf 1335, wellicht door Jean d'Oisy (ambulatory from 1335 onwards, probably by Jean d'Oisy)

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"Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
UNESCO World Heritage, see its list of sites in Europe; rather misleadingly categorized with other kinds of bell-towers under Belfries of Belgium and France [ref. whc.unesco.org: ID 943 016 St. Rumbolds Tower

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"Sint-Romboutskerk (ID: 74569)". De Inventaris van het Bouwkundig Erfgoed (in Dutch). Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerend Erfgoed (VIOE). Retrieved 15 July 2011.

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The original designer of St. Rumbold's tower may have been Jan II Keldermans, Andries I Keldermans, or Wouter Coolman. (Source retrieved 25 July 2011) Archived 18 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The now obsolete local foot came to 27.8 centimetres, roughly an inch shorter than the 30.48-cm long current British and American measure.
The small painted shields at St. Rumbold's should not be confused with the armour remnants in the Large Church of The Hague where (as in the Knights Hall there) the earliest Thirty Knights of the Golden Fleece had convened in 1456. (Source Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 31 July 2011)
"Lezing over Sint-Rombout in Mechelen – Sint-Rombout: waarheid of legende? (Presentation for a 20 May 2010 lecture)" (in Dutch). Persdienst Aartsbisdom (Archbishopric Press Service), Mechelen / Vrienden van de Sint-Romboutskathedraal vzw. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
"De relieken van Sint-Rombout" (in Dutch). Torens aan de Dijle vzw (Cooperation between representatives of 8 historical churches at Mechelen, and the City). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
"Strategisch beleidsplan voor het toerisme in Lier" (PDF) (in Dutch). WES vzw. Study ordered by City of Lier. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011. Sint-Romboutskathedraal in Mechelen, koorsluiting vanaf 1335, wellicht door Jean d'Oisy (ambulatory from 1335 onwards, probably by Jean d'Oisy)
"Sint-Romboutstoren – De architectuur" (in Dutch). 'Sint-Romboutstoren': Toerisme Mechelen/Torenbalie/Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Mechelen. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
"Sint-Romboutstoren Mechelen — History". 'Sint-Romboutstoren': Toerisme Mechelen/Torenbalie/Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Mechelen. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
"Den toren staat op koeievellen" (in Dutch). Christophe Netels (active e.g. at Mechelen's magazine Nieuwe Maan. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
"Mechelen droomt van extreem hoge kerktoren" (in Dutch). RKKerk, blad voor Katholiek Nederland, Netherlands. 9 June 2005. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
"Sint-Romboutskerkhof" (in Dutch). City of Mechelen. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
"St Rumbold's Tower". Tourism Mechelen. City of Mechelen. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
"Sint-Romboutstoren Mechelen — Torenweetjes" (in Dutch). 'Sint-Romboutstoren': Toerisme Mechelen/Torenbalie/Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Mechelen. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
(in Dutch) www.kerkmechelen.be Sint-Rombouts Archived 23 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine (incl. a few photographs)