Pieterskerk (Leiden)
The Pieterskerk is a late Gothic church in the Dutch city of Leiden .
history
At the site of today's Pieterskerk there was a chapel of the Counts of Holland around 1100 , which was replaced by a new building in 1121. Since 1268 the parish church was under the patronage of Saints Peter and Paul . In 1300 a new Gothic building began, which was completed around 1350 and had a 110 meter high tower. In 1390 the construction of today's church began with the appointment of the builder Rutger van Kampen ; work began on the choir, which was completed in 1412. Work on the central nave and side aisles followed. In 1512 the high tower collapsed. In the following years the church was extended to the west and the transept was raised. In 1572 the church passed to the Protestants. In the 17th century small houses were added to the church, some of which have been preserved in the east. The University of Leiden uses the church as an auditorium on special occasions. Since 1975 it has only been used occasionally for religious services and is available for various purposes.
organ
The organ was built in 1643 by the organ builder Galtus Germer van Hagerbeer, using pipe material from the 15th and 16th centuries. The instrument has 36 registers on three manuals and a pedal .
The prestant and octave registers are all double-choir in the higher registers, as are Quintanus , Nasard and both Sifflet, with the exception of Octaaf 8 'and 4' in the pedal. Some manual registers are divided into bass and treble (h 0 / c 1 for Rückpositiv , Oberwerk and coupler ; d 0 / es 0 in the main work), the tuning is mid-tone at a 1 = 417 Hz.
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- Coupling : I / II (divided into B / D)
Remarks
- ↑ FGA – d 1 attached to F 1 G 1 A 1 –d main work.
literature
- Bianca van den Berg: De Pieterskerk in Leiden . Uitgeverij Matrijs, Utrecht 1992, ISBN 90-5345-012-2 .
Web links
- Church website (Dutch, English)
- Photos at Het Geheugen van Nederland In: heugenvannederland.nl (Dutch)
- Pieterskerk Leiden YouTube
- 1st part: 1400-1950 ; 2nd part 1994 hedening dead . Short history (Dutch) of the Van Hagerbeer organ in assessment of the last restoration 1996 - 1998 in De orgelvriend .
References and comments
Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 27 ″ N , 4 ° 29 ′ 16 ″ E