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St. Servaas church: St Servatius Church
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  • The St Servaas Church is perhaps the biggest symbol of Maastricht. This catholic church was built in a gothic style back in the year 1000. It's the only church in The Netherlands that was built on the grave of a saint. In this case St Servatius. The church is located in the heart of the city at the famous Vrijthof Square. You can have a look inside every day from 10 to 5. You can also have a look in the treasury room. The church is in the top 100 monuments in the Netherlands on the UNESCO world heritage list.

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  • Address: Keizer Karelplein
  • Phone: 043-3217878
  • Directions: Go to the famous Vrijthof square. You can't miss it standing there in all it's glory. To enter it, you have to walk around teh corner.
  • Website: www.sintservaas.nl
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    St. Servaas church: Entrance - St. Servaas Basilica
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  • The entrance of the Basilica at the square 'Keizer Karelplein' is adorned with statues. The statue of Jesus Christ can be seen at the centre with those of Peter and Servatius on his side. The arches hold the twelve apostles who are leaning on four great prophets from the Old Testament

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  • Address: 'Keizer Karelplein'
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    St. Servaas church: St Servaas Church
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  • The St Servaas Church is built at the grave of St Servatius who was buried there in 384. First there was a wooden chapel, replaced by a several stone churches. After the church was destroyed in the 9th century, the rebuilding of a proper pilgrim´s church with galleries round the grave of St Servatius started around 1000.

    You can also have a look in the treasury room, where you can have a look at the treasures of St. Servaas, containing a part of the skeleton of Saint Servatius, the first bishop of the Netherlands. There are also other relics like a pectoral cross, a key, a crosier and a pilgrim’s staff ( 11th century) and an unique collection of silk fabrics (starting from the 6th century).

    The opening hours are daily from 10.00 am - 05.00 pm. The basilica is daily open at the same time as the treasure-house, though visiting the basilica is not possible during a service. The admission fee for adults is € 3,50.

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    St. Servaas church: Church Museum - St. Servatius
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  • The Church Museum or "Treasury" of St. Servaas (or Servatius) is worth the 3.50 Euros entrance fee. You might want to review the website even before you visit so you know what you are seeing.

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  • Address: Keizer Karelplein
  • Directions: From the Central Square or Vrijthof walk to the NorthWest Corner and continue around the buildings then turn left to the Keizer Karelplein
  • Website: http://www.sintservaas.nl/english/index24.html
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    St. Servaas church: St. Servatius church
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    The St. Servatius, or St. Servaas, was built on the grave of this saint, a bishop of Tongeren (Belgium) who moved his throne to Maastricht and died there in 384. The church was rebuilt and changed several times since, and is now a combination of regional variants of the Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture. The church is often called a cathedral but it's not and never was, despite its connection to the bishop; the Church of Our Lady is the successor of the former cathedral.

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    St. Servaas church: St.-Servaasbasiliek II
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  • The basilica as seen from the Vagevuur street - Maastricht
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    Because there are quite some construction works going on at the Vrijthof the basilica was closed. There are some great things to be seen inside the church! There is the treasuryroom and the crypt for example. However the treasury is not open in July in August, and in the wintertime only opened on Sunday. There is also a beautifull courtyard.

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  • Address: Keizer Karelplein
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    St. Servaas church: St.-Servaasbasiliek
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  • In the year 1000 the building of the church started. The church was built above the crypt of St. Servaas who was buried there in 384. The pope also visited the church in 1985, from then on the church was a Basilica Minor.

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  • Address: Keizer Karelplein
  • Directions: This church also stands on the Vrijthof, but the entrance is on at the backside.
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    St. Servaas church: Basilica of St. Servatius
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  • This church is the ancient sanctuary of St. Salvator and Peter and one of the two Romanesque churches in Maastricht. It is also the cathedral of the town. It is built above the grave of St. Servatius, the first bishop of the Netherlands, who died here in 384. The heart of this medieval cruciform basilica dates from c. 1000 and the crypts from 11th and 12th century. In the 14th and 15th century the cathedral was considerably enlarged. In the inner courtyard the visitor can admire the largest bell in the Netherlands. It weights 7000 kg, and it is called the “Grandmother”. Great treasures can be seen in the treasure of St.Servatius Basilica: the shrine of St.Servaas, the Golden House containing part of his skeleton, the cup of St.Servaas dated from the 4th century and many more valuable objects.
    The treasure house is open daily 10am-5pm. November-March on Sunday 12:30-5.
    Ticket: 3 euros.

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    St. Servaas church: St Servaas Basilic
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  • Detail of the inner garden.
    On the left but not pictured, you will see a big bell named "Grand Mére" reminding me at the "Klokke Roeland" in my hometown Ghent.
    The Basilic is where Maastricht cherishes its greatest treasures: the shrine of St. Servaas (also called: Chest of Emergency )

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  • Address: St Servatius Basilic
  • Directions: Vrythof - old inner city of Maastricht
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    St. Servaas church: St Servaas Basilic
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  • The entrance to the Basilic is limited and charged by an entrance fee.
    You can always enter the small chapel at the right side - worthwhile to visit.
    Maastricht buildings didn't suffer that much from the German invasion and bombings during WW II - therefore the glass windows remain original.

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  • Address: Vrijthof
  • Directions: Center of Maastricht
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