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Utrecht: Janskerk
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Churches: Nicolai Church
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    • 36waterfalls
  • By 36waterfalls on January 28, 2007
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    A protestant church built in the 12th century.

    This church is open to visitors
    only from July until the 2nd Saturday in September.
    Tues-Sat 11.00-16.30
    Sun 12.00-16.30

    There are concerts and Sunday services all year round. See website.

  • Address: Nicolaasstraat
  • Website: www.nicolaikerk.nl
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    Churches: St. Pieterskerk
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    • 36waterfalls
  • By 36waterfalls on January 28, 2007
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    by 36waterfalls, 1 more photos
    The St. Pieters Church is a roman church dating back to the 11th century.

  • Address: Pieterstraat
  • Website: www.utrechtchurches.tripod.com
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    Churches: St Janskerk
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    • Mariajoy
  • By Mariajoy on November 20, 2005
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    • St Janskerk - Utrecht
    St Janskerk
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    Utrecht is full of churches and of course the Dom (cathedral and tower) - if you have time it is probably worth exploring them but we didn't unfortunately.

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  • Address: St Janskerkhof
  • Directions: Central (look up - you will see the tower wherever you are!)
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    Churches: 5 churches
    didgeridorien
  • By didgeridorien on April 4, 2006
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    • There are 5 main churches in Utrecht, they form a churchcross together. The Domchurch is in the middle, the northpoint is the Janskerk and east is the Pieterskerk. The ones in the south and west respectively Paulusabdij and Mariakerk are gone. The other churches are very old and worth a visit.

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    Churches: Geertekerk
    OlafS
  • By OlafS on April 7, 2004
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    Utrecht: Geertekerk
    by OlafS
    The Geertekerk is a three-aisled Gothic church with Romanesque elements. It looks more like a village church, and it stands in a rather quiet but pleasant part of the centre. This church fell victim to the intolerance of the Calvinists, who no longer used it but preferred to see it fall apart rather than to return it to the Catholics. For many years it was a total ruin, just a few walls without a roof, with trees growing inside, until it was decided that the Remonstrants were allowed to buy it in the 1950's. These Remonstrants did a terrific job at restoring it.

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    Churches: Nicolaikerk
    OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on July 8, 2004
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    Utrecht: Nicolaikerk
    by OlafS
    The Nicolaikerk is one of Utrecht's original four parish churches. This is a late-gothic church with a few romanesque parts, especially at the western facade, a reminder of the original church from the 12th century. One of its two towers was heightened in 1586 to accomodate a carillon.
    The church is used for protestant services but is also part of the Centraal Museum. In Summer you can get in at Saturdays.

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    Churches: Pieterskerk
    OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on July 8, 2004
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    Utrecht: Pieterskerk
    by OlafS
    The Pieterskerk or Walloon church in many ways is the St. Jan's twin. Not only are both churches practically equaly old (both were consecrated in 1048), originally they must have looked virtually the same too, both being cruciform churches in early-Romanesque style. Of all Romanesque churches in Utrecht the St. Pieter is the best preserved, both outside and inside, even though it has had some changes in Gothic style, and its two towers were destroyed centuries ago.

    In Summer the church is open from Tuesday to Saturday between ca. 11 and 16 h.

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    Churches: St. Catharijne cathedral
    OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on July 8, 2004
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    Utrecht: St. Catharijne
    cathedral
    by OlafS
    The current Roman Catholic cathedral was built as a monastery church. The monastery is now Museum Catharijneconvent. In 1853, when the catholic hierarchy was fully restored in the Netherlands and the catholics had given up their demands for the return of the big cathedral, this church was chosen to be the new Roman Catholic cathedral. It was the only church restituted to the catholics in this city. To give it more allure the church was lengthened; the facade was reconstructed a few meters from its original position, and a tower was added which in many ways was a copy of that of the townhall of Kampen.

    The interior looks rather "protestant" because it was restored to look like a painting by Pieter Saenredam, who painted it in the 17th century, when the church was protestant. In case you might like to take a look, you can on Saturday afternoons in the Summer.

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    Churches: St. Augustinus church
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  • Updated By OlafS on April 8, 2004
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    Utrecht: St. Augustinus
    church
    by OlafS
    This Roman Catholic church is a real eyecatcher. It's built in a neo-Classical style that is often called Waterstaat-style, after the ministry that was responsible for the building of new churches for much of the 19th century, although the term neo-Grec is also used, and seems more appropriate, as the style is obviously inspired by ancient Greek temples. It was designed by K. Zocher and built from 1838 to 1840. As usual for this period the interior is filled with objects that looked sculptured but are in fact made out of plaster, and marble that at closer examination turns out to be painted wood.

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    Churches: Janskerk
    OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on July 8, 2004
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    Utrecht: Janskerk
    by OlafS
    This church comes in a combination of styles. The facade of this church is in Renaissance style, but the church is in fact one of Utrecht's oldest, dating from ca. 1040. This originally Romanesque church was part of a cross of churches in the center of which was the cathedral. Later the choir was replaced by a Gothic one. There are regularly concerts in this church, as well as other events. The interior is rather bland but gives a good basic idea of Romanesque architectural principles. Thick walls, small windows, that sort of thing. Like most churches in the centre of Utrecht the church is open in the Summer.

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