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FilipDemuinck Says: The Basilica of Oudenbosch was build on the initiative of father Willem Hellmons between 1865 and 1892. The Basilica is a small copy of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The Basilica has been renovated and is really worth a...
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OlafS Says: The Institute of St. Louis, a boarding school, was one of many catholic institutions in this small town. The chapel is itself a copy of the basilica, only smaller and much more subtle. The interior is worth a look if it's open. I was lucky to get there shortly before a mass...
OlafS Says: When Garibaldi's army, in an attempt to unite Italy, threathened the Vatican state, Father Hellemons gathered an army of Dutch volunteers, the zouaves, to fight for the pope. A hopeless cause, perhaps not even a just cause, but I think the volunteers do deserve some respect....
OlafS Says: You may admire it, you can think it's the biggest load of kitsch ever. But you can't go to Oudenbosch and not visit the basilica. I mean the interior, it's overwhelming. Wood painted to look like marble, plaster imitating sculpture and lots of paintings and statues. One of...
Basilica of Saint Agatha and Barbara
Pavlik_NL Says: There I stood in front of a church that obviously escaped from Rome and was hiding out in this little village within the Western part of the province of North Brabant. I got intrested and looked up some information about it. This enormous basilica was built by a father...
carolineraat Says: Zouaves are the soldiers of the vatican. They were trained here in Oudenbosch.
OlafS Says: Oudenbosch can be reached by train, it's on the line Dordrecht-Roosendaal, but as parking is easy enough you might as well go by car when you have the choice.
I'ld almost say "get lost" and you'll get here
Pavlik_NL Says: Oudenbosch is situated within the triangular shape of three highways in Western Brabant running from Breda to Dordrecht, from Dordrecht to Roosendaal and from Roosendaal to Breda. I accidently reached it by car, taking a wrong turn off the freeway and starting to work my way...
Oudenbosch and it's surprise: the basilica
Pavlik_NL Says: To be honest, Oudenbosch itself is one of many villages within the province of North Brabant. On itself it holds not that many special things, but with the basilica of Saint Agatha and Barbara it has a highlight that doesn't know it's equal within The Netherlands. The more...
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Zouaves are the soldiers of the vatican. They were trained here in Oudenbosch.
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Oudenbosch, the Vatican of the north
The Vatican of the north! Not one, but TWO copies of the St. Peter in Rome. A seminary, monasteries, convents. If there's one place that evidences catholic megalomania of the 19th century, this is it....
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Oudenbosch, a unexpected very little Rome
For my work I had to be in Westmaas, a tiny little village in the outer West corner of Southern Netherlands mainland and I unexpectedly made an appointment with Nathalie_B to have a surprise- visit to...
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Oudenbosch is a small town, not far from Breda. Its main attraction are 2 19th century buildings, both replicas of buildings in the Vatican. They were constructed on the initiative of the local...
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This was my first home in The Netherlands
When I first arrived to The Netherlands I was placed on some dorms in Oudenbosch.... and they were horrible! But I have to say that the town itself is quite pretty! On the way to the horrible dorms......
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Basiliek Oudenbosch ~ replica SintPieter-Rome
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