The Late Gothic building is 98.33 metres (322 ft 7 in) tall and reaches high above the inner city.

The official documents of the construction were destroyed by the Protestants in 1579 during the reformation and the ensuing iconoclasm.

The middle point of the Dutch grid reference system[3] is situated in the tower.

The new consoles are made from Volvic basaltlava instead of the previous used Tuff stone, for reasons of durability and weather resistance.

The basalt lava also mimics the surrounding Bentheimer sandstone in colouring, which could not be used anymore due to health regulations, and is suited for finer carving than tuff stone.