Utrecht - St Pieterskerk

North of the Cathedral of St Martin, in Pieterskerkhof, stands St Pieterskerk (Walloon). It was the earliest of the five churches in the old town (consecrated 1048). In the Romanesque crypt is the sarcophagus of the founder, Bishop Bernold. Notable features of the church itself are the capitals of the columns in the nave, the wall paintings in the north aisle and the 12th century reliefs in Maasland style. The high choir and transepts are Gothic. The south choir was rebuilt in the 15th century. The west front, flanked by two Romanesque towers, was damaged in the 1674 hurricane.