Eusebius Church
The Eusebiuskerk or Grote Kerk ( German Great Church ) is the main church in the Dutch city of Arnhem . It belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands .
history
The Eusebiuskerk has the shape of a three-aisled cruciform basilica. Construction began in 1450 and was completed after over a hundred years. In terms of style, the building is strongly based on the Xanten Cathedral . In the church there is the magnificent grave of the Geldrian Duke Karl von Egmond . The 93 meter high tower houses a large carillon with the second largest carillon bell in the Netherlands.
In the Second World War , the church with the city was largely destroyed. While the nave was rebuilt true to the original, the tower was given a modern finish, which was completed in 1964 and is accessible via a glass elevator as a viewing platform. The church is no longer used exclusively as a sacred space, but for various purposes.
organ
In 1769/70 the organ builders, brothers Johannes and Johann Michael Wagner, built a large organ that was completely destroyed in a bombing raid on Arnhem in 1944. Today's large organ was bought in 1961. It stood in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amsterdam and was built in 1795 by the organ builder Johannes Stephanus Strümphler. The instrument has 50 stops on three manuals and a pedal .
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- Coupling : I / II, III / II, I / P, II / P
Web links
- Official website (German, Dutch, English)
- Die Eusebiuskerk In: holland.com (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ More information on the history and disposition of the Strümphler organ (Dutch).
Coordinates: 51 ° 58 ′ 44 " N , 5 ° 54 ′ 36" E