St. Nicholas Basilica (Amsterdam)

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Sint-Nicolaasbasiliek in Amsterdam, December 2011.

The Basilica of St. Nicholas ( Dutch Sint-Nicolaasbasiliek ) is a Roman Catholic church in the center of Amsterdam .

history

View of the street Oudezijds Voorburgwal with the church tower.

The architect Adrianus Bleijs (1842–1912) designed the church based on a combination of several historicist styles, in particular the neo-baroque and neo-renaissance styles .

It was built between 1884 and 1887 and finally inaugurated on February 7, 1887. In 1999 the interior of the sacred building was extensively restored. In 2012 it was elevated to a minor basilica .

organ

The organ was built by the organ builder Wilhelm Sauer (Frankfurt / Oder) and was inaugurated in 1889. The instrument was extensively restored in the 1990s. It has 40 stops on three manuals and a pedal . The first and second manual and the pedal are equipped with barker machines.

I main work C – f 3
1. Principal 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Flûte Harmonique 8th'
4th Viola di gamba 8th'
5. Gedact 8th'
6th Octav 4 ′
7th Reed flute 4 ′
8th. Octav 2 ′
9. Mixture V
10. Cornett III-V
11. Trumpet 8th'
Tremulant
II Swell C – f 3
12. Drone 16 ′
13. Principal 8th'
14th Transverse flute 8th'
15th Salicional 8th'
16. Reed flute 8th'
17th Octav 4 ′
18th Flauto Dolce 4 ′
19th Mixture II-IV
20th Clarinet 8th'
III Swell C – f 3
21st Quintatön 16 ′
22nd Violin principal 8th'
23. Concert flute 8th'
24. Lovely gedact 8th'
25th Aeoline 8th'
26th Voix céleste 8th'
27. Fugara 4 ′
28. Transverse flute 4 ′
29 Flautino 2 ′
30th Trumpet 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – d 1
31. Contrabass 16 ′
32. Principal 16 ′
33. Sub bass 16 ′
34. Quintbass 12 ′
35. Open bass 8th'
36. violoncello 8th'
37. Bass flute 8th'
38. Octav 4 ′
39. trombone 16 ′
40. Trumpet 8th'

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information about the Sauer organ ( memento of the original from October 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.muziekindenicolaas.nl

Web links

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Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 35.5 ″  N , 4 ° 54 ′ 4 ″  E