Grote Kerk | Breda, The Netherlands

HendrX · May 6th, 2012, 12:21 AM

From Wikipedia.org

The Grote kerk or Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady) is the most important monument of Breda. The church is built in the gothic style Brabantse gothiek. The tower of the church is 97 meter tall. The plan is in the shape of a Latin Cross, as is usual with gothic cathedrals.

The first notice of a stone church in Breda is from 1269. In 1410 the construction of the church started with the choir. In 1468 the church was ready but in 1457 the old tower collapsed and between 1468 and 1509 the current tower was built. They continued building until 1547 when the church was finished in its current shape.

In 1566 the reformation took place and the church was no longer Catholic. In 1637 the church became Protestant.

The tower spire burned in 1694 and the current spire was built in 1702. From 1843 onwards many restorations took place, the last big restoration took place from 1993 until 1998.

Prince chapel

The Prinsenkapel (Prince chapel) north of the choir is the old mausoleum of the Dutch Royal Family. (The current mausoleum is situated at the New Church in Delft.) The chapel was built from 1520 until 1525 in order of the duke of Breda (Henry III of Nassau-Breda. Seventeen family members are buried in the chapel.

When William of Orange died the plan was to bury him also in the chapel, but Breda was at that time occupied by the Spanish. William of Orange and most of his descendants were buried in the mausoleum in the New Church in Delft.

Vault paintings
A special part of the chapel are the vault paintings from 1533. The frescos are made by the Italian painter Tommaso di Andrea Vincidor (a student of Raphael).

Restoration
The restoration of the chapel took 5 years. In 2003 the chapel was reopened to the public. The vault paintings were completely restored, all adaptations from later periods were removed and the original painting restored.

image hosted on flickr

Roof of the Grote Kerk by hans905, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

breda_014 by OurTravelPics.com, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

breda_013 by OurTravelPics.com, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

breda_016 by OurTravelPics.com, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

Breda - Grote Kerk by Erik Noorman, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

Breda - Grote Kerk by Erik Noorman, on Flickr

Dakaro · May 6th, 2012, 04:19 PM

9.5

HendrX · May 8th, 2012, 12:51 AM

10! of course, what else!!

aarhusforever · May 16th, 2012, 05:06 AM

dammit I voted 9 on the poll by mistake, but I meant 10/10

Eric Offereins · June 4th, 2012, 10:03 PM

9/10 beautyful.

Srdjan Adamovic · June 10th, 2012, 10:21 PM

8.5/10

Nikkodemo · June 23rd, 2012, 03:28 AM

9/10

Gokufan · July 8th, 2012, 07:29 PM

9/10

HendrX · September 29th, 2012, 08:10 PM

Bump! I want everyone to see it

Benonie · September 30th, 2012, 12:18 AM

One of the Netherlands most beautiful churches and finest gotic buildings: 9/10

Happy Man · February 27th, 2013, 06:24 AM

9/10

mecanico242 · March 19th, 2013, 09:37 PM

9/10

Contr · April 26th, 2013, 03:21 PM

10/10

bozenBDJ · May 5th, 2013, 01:50 PM

10/10

love the Gothic design

View Poll Results: Rate this medieval church!
10	5	33.33%
9.5	1	6.67%
9	7	46.67%
8.5	2	13.33%
8	0	0%
7.5	0	0%
7	0	0%
6.5	0	0%
6	0	0%
5.5	0	0%
5	0	0%
4.5	0	0%
4	0	0%
3.5	0	0%
3.0 or less	0	0%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

May 6th, 2012, 12:21 AM	#1
HendrX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Breda Posts: 392 Likes (Received): 1	Grote Kerk \| Breda, The Netherlands From Wikipedia.org The Grote kerk or Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady) is the most important monument of Breda. The church is built in the gothic style Brabantse gothiek. The tower of the church is 97 meter tall. The plan is in the shape of a Latin Cross, as is usual with gothic cathedrals. The first notice of a stone church in Breda is from 1269. In 1410 the construction of the church started with the choir. In 1468 the church was ready but in 1457 the old tower collapsed and between 1468 and 1509 the current tower was built. They continued building until 1547 when the church was finished in its current shape. In 1566 the reformation took place and the church was no longer Catholic. In 1637 the church became Protestant. The tower spire burned in 1694 and the current spire was built in 1702. From 1843 onwards many restorations took place, the last big restoration took place from 1993 until 1998. Prince chapel The Prinsenkapel (Prince chapel) north of the choir is the old mausoleum of the Dutch Royal Family. (The current mausoleum is situated at the New Church in Delft.) The chapel was built from 1520 until 1525 in order of the duke of Breda (Henry III of Nassau-Breda. Seventeen family members are buried in the chapel. When William of Orange died the plan was to bury him also in the chapel, but Breda was at that time occupied by the Spanish. William of Orange and most of his descendants were buried in the mausoleum in the New Church in Delft. Vault paintings A special part of the chapel are the vault paintings from 1533. The frescos are made by the Italian painter Tommaso di Andrea Vincidor (a student of Raphael). Restoration The restoration of the chapel took 5 years. In 2003 the chapel was reopened to the public. The vault paintings were completely restored, all adaptations from later periods were removed and the original painting restored. image hosted on flickr Roof of the Grote Kerk by hans905, on Flickr image hosted on flickr breda_014 by OurTravelPics.com, on Flickr image hosted on flickr breda_013 by OurTravelPics.com, on Flickr image hosted on flickr breda_016 by OurTravelPics.com, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Breda - Grote Kerk by Erik Noorman, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Breda - Grote Kerk by Erik Noorman, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Breda - Grote Kerk by Erik Noorman, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Breda - Grote Kerk by Erik Noorman, on Flickr

May 6th, 2012, 04:19 PM	#2
Dakaro EUROPE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 4,539 Likes (Received): 165	9.5 __________________ MY EUROPEAN THREADS : \| Budapest!!! \|Bucharest!!! \|

May 16th, 2012, 05:06 AM	#4
aarhusforever EU citizen Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aarhus/Europe Posts: 3,946 Likes (Received): 861	dammit I voted 9 on the poll by mistake, but I meant 10/10 __________________ EUROPE - many states - one nation Aarhus - the second largest city in Denmark Aarhus...my Aarhus

September 30th, 2012, 12:18 AM	#10
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	One of the Netherlands most beautiful churches and finest gotic buildings: 9/10 __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

May 8th, 2012, 12:51 AM	#3
HendrX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Breda Posts: 392 Likes (Received): 1	10! of course, what else!!

June 4th, 2012, 10:03 PM	#5
Eric Offereins The only way is up Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 35,602 Likes (Received): 598	9/10 beautyful.

June 10th, 2012, 10:21 PM	#6
Srdjan Adamovic Kragujevac - U svemu prvi Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kragujevac Posts: 52,205 Likes (Received): 1088	8.5/10

June 23rd, 2012, 03:28 AM	#7
Nikkodemo In the brig Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Villahermosa - Puebla - Xalapa---> MÉXICO Posts: 40,278 Likes (Received): 536	9/10

July 8th, 2012, 07:29 PM	#8
Gokufan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Piotrków Trybunalski Posts: 631 Likes (Received): 16	9/10

September 29th, 2012, 08:10 PM	#9
HendrX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Breda Posts: 392 Likes (Received): 1	Bump! I want everyone to see it

February 27th, 2013, 06:24 AM	#11
Happy Man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ini Medan Bung ! Posts: 6,333	9/10 __________________ Kita tahu bahwa kita tahu Kita tahu bahwa kita tidak tahu Kita tidak tahu bahwa kita tahu Kita tidak tahu bahwa kita tidak tahu Termasuk manakah anda?

March 19th, 2013, 09:37 PM	#12
mecanico242 Signal Aout Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mexico - Tenochtitlan Posts: 12,862 Likes (Received): 836	9/10 __________________ ...estos hombres de México-Tenochtitlan eran más que civilizados, su cultura tan súbitamente aniquilada forma parte de aquellas de las cuales puede la humanidad enorgullecerse de haber creado. Debe ocupar un lugar en el corazón y el espíritu de aquellos que, como nosotros, hacemos patrimonio común de todos los valores concebidos por nuestra especie... Jacques Soustelle

April 26th, 2013, 03:21 PM	#13
Contr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Yekaterinburg/Russia Posts: 5,343 Likes (Received): 1080	10/10

May 5th, 2013, 01:50 PM	#14
bozenBDJ AIRconditioned love? Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: BDJ, ID-KS Posts: 6,316 Likes (Received): 536	10/10 love the Gothic design __________________ You are all cordially invited to join the all-new GTC Indonesia thread. Rate the Banjarmasin city skyline !.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode