Museum on the Yser - Ijzertoren (Diksmuide, Belgium)

Museum aan de Ijzer has an 84-meter-high (22-story) observation tower with the famous acronyms AVV-VVK ("All for Flanders, Flanders for Kristus"). The Ijzer Tower is considered a memorial of Flemish emancipation (recognized in 1986). Also memorial museum about World War I. Located on the inner harbor of Diksmuide, it is also a place of pilgrimage.

By the way, did you know that you can easily see the Iron Tower from other "Horizon 2025" lookout towers in the province ? For example from the Belvedere tower on the Kemmelberg or the Warande tower in Middelkerke.

Visitor numbers: 65,235 in 2016, 146,000 in 2014.
Google Maps.
Designation on the Top.Flanders map.
Information about the Iron Tower in Wikipedia.
Official Web site of the museum.
Description in the Inventory of Immovable Heritage.

• 360-180° panoramic photo of the Museum on the Yser

• 360-180° panoramic photo of Portus Dixmuda (inner harbor of Diksmuide)