Utrecht - St Janskerk

In the center of Janskerkhof is St Janskerk (Reformed), a Romanesque basilica (ca. 1050) with a choir of 1539 and a facade of 1682. In the 13th century the original columns were reshaped as pillars; in the 17th century they were removed altogether; and during restoration work in 1986 they were rebuilt in their original form. The painted wooden barrel-vaulting dates from the 13th century. After the Reformation, from 1584 to 1817, the church housed the Municipal Library, and from 1636 to 1817 the University Library.