Uphakeme kangakanani umbhoshongo waseDomtoren e-Utrecht?
Context:IDom Tower (Cathedral Tower, Dutch) yase-Utrecht iyisakhiwo sesonto esiphakeme kunazo zonke eNetherlands, esiphakeme ngamamitha ayi-112,5. Libhekwa njengophawu lwe-Utrecht. Lo mbhoshongo wawuyingxenye yeSt. Martin's Cathedral, eyaziwa nangokuthi iDom Church, futhi yakhiwa phakathi kuka-1321 no-1382, ngokwakhiwa kukaJohn wase Hainaut. Ngenxa yokuntuleka kwemali, isonto lombhishobhi alizange liphothulwe ngokuphelele. Kusukela isakhiwo esingaqediwe sabhidlika ngo-1674, umbhoshongo waseDom uye waba umbhoshongo ozimele. Lo mbhoshongo umi endaweni lapho idolobha laseUtrecht laqala khona cishe eminyakeni engu - 2 000 edlule.  Ukuklama nokwakha I-Dom Tower yayingenye yemibhoshongo emikhulu eyakhiwa eYurophu ngekhulu leshumi nane, futhi kwakuhlelwe ukuthi ikhombise amandla esonto e-Utrecht. Ukwakhiwa kwayo kwaholela umshumayeli uGeert Groote ukuthi aphikisane ne-vanity yephrojekthi enkulu kangaka, ephakamisa ukuthi yayiphakeme kakhulu, ibiza kakhulu futhi yonke into kodwa i-aesthetic.  Umbhoshongo wakhiwa amabhulokhi amabili ayisikwele, ophakanyiswe isibani esikhanyayo. Esinye sezici eziphawuleka kakhulu ukungabi khona kwezinsiza ezibonakalayo. Ukwakheka kwalo kanye nokwakhiwa kwalo kwasekuqaleni kwaba nethonya elikhulu kweminye imibhoshongo eminingi eNetherlands, kufaka phakathi iMartinitoren eGroningen. Lapho iqedwa ngo-1382, lo mbhoshongo wawungamamitha ayi-109 ukuphakama. Kodwa-ke ukuphakama kwakhuphuka ngesikhathi sokubuyiselwa ngo-1910, ukuphakama kwayo kwamanje kwamamitha ayi-112,5.  Umbhoshongo waseDom wawuyisakhiwo esisebenza izinto eziningi. Ngaphandle kokuba yinqaba enezinsimbi, yayine-chapel yangasese kaMbhishobhi wase-Utrecht esitezi sokuqala. Yayikhonza futhi nanjengombhoshongo wokulinda; umlindi wombhoshongo wayehlala esitezi sesibili sebhulokhi elinesikwele esingaphansi.
I-Dom Tower (Cathedral Tower, Dutch) yase-Utrecht iyinqaba yesonto ephakeme kunazo zonke eNetherlands, engamamitha ayi-112.5 (368 feet) ukuphakama. I-Dom Tower yayingomunye wemibhoshongo emikhulu eyakhiwe eYurophu ngekhulu leshumi nane, futhi kwakuhlelwe ukukhombisa amandla esonto e-Utrecht.