Haarlem - Grote Kerk or St Bavokerk

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Grote Kerk or St Bavokerk Description

The most striking building in the Grote Markt is the 140m/460ft long Grote Kerk or St Bavokerk, a Late Gothic cruciform basilica with a slender 40m/130ft high tower over the crossing. The building of the church extended over a long period, beginning with the erection of the choir in the 14th century. In the mid 15th century the transepts were added by Spoorwater, a master builder from Antwerp. Around 1475 the old nave was replaced by a new one, 125m/410ft long, flanked by two low, narrow aisles. The tower (now equipped with a carillon by the Hemony brothers which rings every evening) was built about 1520, and the timber vaulting of the choir and nave was completed in 1536. The cedar ceiling of the nave - finely constructed as only a

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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Gothic; Christian sites

Grote Kerk or St Bavokerk Highlights

Grote Kerk Interior

Most of the interior furnishings of the church date from before the Reformation, including the choir and its lectern (1499), the beautifully carved choir-stalls (1512) and the brass choir screen

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Statue in Grote Kerk

Below the Müller organ is a monumental piece of sculpture (by Jan Baptist Xaverij, 1738), carved from a single block of white marble, with allegorical representations of Poetry, Music and Eternity.

Statue in Grote Kerk Muller Organ

The Grote Kerk has one of the great organs of the world, built by Christian Müller in 1735-38, with a monumental organ-case by the woodcarver and sculptor Jan van Logteren. Over the years the

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Grote Kerk Muller Organ Recitals

There are regular organ recitals in the Grote Kerk on the church's famous organ built by Christian Müller.

Statue in Grote Kerk International Organ Competition in St Bavokerk

The Statue in Grote KerkInternational Organ Competition in St Bavokerk is an International Organ Competition.

This annual competition runs through June and July.

Address

Grote of St Bavokerk
Oude Groenmarkt
Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Netherlands

http://www.bavo.nl

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