[2] In the 16th century, unlike other sections of the wall, the tower survived the creation of a new dock for the inland port of Brussels, on the site where St. Catherine's Church is now located.

In 1888, when the entire street was sanitised, the city's then-mayor, Charles Buls, saved the tower from demolition.

[2] The architect Victor Jamaer [fr] restored the building and reconstructed the gable and the roof, as well as the bent radius.

[4] The tower is subject of an album in the Belgian comic book series The Adventures of Nero by Marc Sleen.

[6] Based on this story the proprietors of the Marc Sleen Museum made it part of a special Nero route, which takes visitors to several parts of Brussels that play an important role in certain Nero albums.