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St Janskathedraal Interior Description
Round the choir of St Janskathedraal is a ring of seven chapels (1480-96). Both the exterior and the interior of the church were richly decorated with medieval sculpture and stained glass. In spite of the destruction of images during the Reformation some remains of this work have been preserved, like the image (probably 13th century) of Zoete Lieve Vrouwe van Den Bosch (Our Sweet Lady of Den Bosch) in the Lady Chapel (1268). On the columns in the nave and choir are numerous figures of saints. On the south doorway (St John's Doorway) are reliefs of scenes from the life of John the Baptist, and on the south side of the nave and aisles are figures of male saints; while on the north doorway (Doorway of Our Lady) are figures of Mary and the
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Hobbies & Activities category: Decorative arts display;  Architecture - Medieval;  Stained glass of note;  Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
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