St. Catharina Church - Eindhoven NL
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N 51° 26.217 E 005° 28.739
31U E 672298 N 5701332
Stained Glass Windows of the St. Catharina Church located in the center of Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMNWRH
Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Date Posted: 05/14/2015
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The Roman Catholic Church Catherine has two towers. And those who look closely will see that both towers are not exactly the same. The south tower is slightly slimmer tower. It is the tower of the purity of Mary. The north tower is slightly more robust. It's David Force of the tower.
The current St. Catherine's Church replaces the medieval predecessor that was right here (see text above and below). It is a three-aisled neo-Gothic basilica with double tower front, the symbolism harks back to include the Tower of David, by the Catholic Diocese J. Alberdinck Thyme propagated medieval symbolism. The design of Cuypers harks back to the early and classic French Gothic and forms the main work in his first term. By acts of war damage in 1944, restoration in 1947, where interior is rather retrenched, eg polychrome ring. The original furniture from the studio Cuypers and Stolzenberg in Roermond has been lost. After rebuilding his many colorful modern stained-glass windows added, including Charles Eyck, Pieter Wiegersma and Hugo Brouwer. Important large organ, which regularly concerts. In 2000, "city church of St. Catrien". Notwithstanding the parish church of the Inner City Parish Eindhoven in use.
On January 9, 2006 began the first phase of the restoration of the Catholic Catherine's Church in the center. Towers and facade be restored with lead, lead and copper are replaced. There is also performed paintings. In late 2006, they hope to be ready. The second stage then involves the restoration of the interior and in the third phase involves the hood and all the facades of the church building. All activities in the Catharinakerk be temporarily relocated to the short located at Paterskerk. During the restoration of the exterior is made an extraordinary discovery. Is generally known that the current Catherine's Church, built between 1860 and 1867 to a design by architect Cuypers, was preceded by an older church, which after the Protestant Reformation church has become, but returned in 1807 to the Catholics. Before the towers of the Catharina Church is found the foundation in 2002 of the older church. These foundations have been carefully examined as well as the skeletons that have been found between and indicating that this place is also used as a cemetery. The foundations remain visible to interested parties. It is the plan so as not to cover the most interesting parts of sand and pavement but with glass. Then those old foundations visible.
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