Protestant church of Buitenpost

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Protestant church of Buitenpost

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The Protestant church of Buitenpost [1] is a medieval religious building in Buitenpost, Friesland, in the Netherlands.

Buitenpost Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Buitenpost is a village in north-east Friesland in the Netherlands.

Friesland Province of the Netherlands

Friesland, also historically known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the northern part of the country. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. In 2015, the province had a population of 646,092 and a total area of 5,100 km2 (2,000 sq mi).

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

The late Gothic church with a quintuple closed choir was built in the late 15th century. [1] The tower of the church is much older and dates from c. 1200 it was heightened in the 16th century and has a tented roof. [1] The monumental pipe organ was built in 1877 by L. van Dam & Zn. [1]

Gothic architecture style of architecture

Gothic architecture is a style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France, it was widely used, especially for cathedrals and churches, until the 16th century.

Choir (architecture) part of a church

A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel, between the nave and the sanctuary, which houses the altar and Church tabernacle. In larger medieval churches it contained choir-stalls, seating aligned with the side of the church, so at right-angles to the seating for the congregation in the nave. Smaller medieval churches may not have a choir in the architectural sense at all, and they are often lacking in churches built by all denominations after the Protestant Reformation, though the Gothic Revival revived them as a distinct feature.

Tented roof type of polygonal hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak

A tented roof is a type of polygonal hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak. Tented roofs, a hallmark of medieval religious architecture, were widely used to cover churches with steep, conical roof structures.

It was originally a Roman Catholic church, becoming a Protestant church after the Protestant Reformation. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 7036 and is rated with a very high historical value. [2] The church is located on the Oude Havenstraat 1. [3]

Rijksmonument national heritage site of the Netherlands

A rijksmonument is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Alle middeleeuwse kerken: van Harlingen tot Wilhelmshaven, P Karstkarel, p. 71
  2. ↑ "kich.nl (Kennisinfrastructuur Cultuurhistorie)" . Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  3. ↑ "historischekerken.nl" . Retrieved 2010-09-18.

Coordinates: 53°15′06″N6°08′41″E / 53.25167°N 6.14472°E / 53.25167; 6.14472

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