St. Bavo's Church (Haarlem)

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Great or St Bavo Church, Haarlem
Interior view with Müller organ, remarkable is the ribbed vault made of wood

The Great or St. Bavo Church ( Dutch Grote of Sint-Bavokerk ) is a three-aisled cruciform church, built between 1370 and 1520. It is the largest church in the Dutch city ​​of Haarlem . It was originally built in the 15th century as a Catholic cathedral in the Gothic style. The name of the church is Saint Bavo . The Reformation was introduced at the church in 1578 ; today it is an Evangelical Uniate parish church. The building was declared a Rijksmonument .

For structural reasons, the central tower is a wooden tower covered with lead shingles. The stone tower, which was demolished between 1514 and 1517 due to overloading of the columns, now adorns the Bakenesserkirche.

In 1635, Pieter Jansz created. Saenredam the painting View into the ambulatory of St. Bavo in Haarlem and 1636 interior of the St. Bavo church in Haarlem .

Funerals were held in the church until 1831. Among other things, the important Dutch painter Frans Hals is buried here.

Dimensions

The cathedral has a length of 108 and a roof height of 10 meters. The ship is 31 meters wide including the aisles; the greatest width is 47 meters. The tower has a weight of 250 tons and reaches a height of 76 meters.

organ

Organ prospectus

The organ of Christian Müller was completed in 1738; In 1740 Georg Friedrich Handel is said to have played on it. The ten-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played it in 1766 . It has 62 registers spread over three manuals and a pedal mechanism , has mechanical action and register action and the following disposition :

I Hoofdwerk C – d 3
01. Praestant I-II 16 ′
02. Bourdon 16 ′
03. Octaaf I-II 08th'
04th Roerfluyt 08th'
05. Viola di gamba0 08th'
06th Roerquint 06 ′
07th Octaaf 04 ′
08th. Gemshoorn 04 ′
09. Quintpraestant 03 ′
10. Woudfluyt 02 ′
11. Mixture IV-X 2′-8 ′
12. Scherp VI – VIII 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′
13. Tertiaan II 02 ′
14th Trumpet 16 ′
15th Trumpet 08th'
16. Hautbois 08th'
17th Trumpet 04 ′
II Rugwerk C – d 3
18th Praestant II 08th'
19th Holpyp 08th'
20th Quintadena 08th'
21st Octaaf 04 ′
22nd Fluyt Does 04 ′
23. Speelfluyt 03 ′
24. Great Octaaf 02 ′
25th Mixture VI – VIII 01'
26th Sexquialter II – IV0
27. Cymbaal III
28. Cornet IV D
29 Bassoon 16 ′
30th Trumpet 08th'
31. Upright shelf 08th'
Tremulant
III Bovenwerk C – d 3
32. Quintadena 16 ′
33. Praestant 08th'
34. Baarpyp 08th'
35. Quintadena 08th'
36. Octaaf 04 ′
37. Flagfluyt 04 ′
38. Nasaet 03 ′
39. Nagthoorn 02 ′
40. Flageolet 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′
41. Mixture IV – VI0 02 ′
42. Sexquialter II
43. Cymbaal
44. Schalmey 08th'
45. Dolceaan 08th'
46. Vox Humana 08th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
47. Principaal 32 ′
48. Praestant 16 ′
49. Bourdon 16 ′
50. Roerquint 12 ′
51. Octaaf 08th'
52. Holfluyt 08th'
53. Quintpraestant0 06 ′
54. Octaaf 04 ′
55. Holfluyt 02 ′
56. Mixture VI-X 02 ′
57. Ruyschquint V 03 ′
58. Bazuyn 32 ′
59. Bazuyn 16 ′
60. Trumpet 08th'
61. Trumpet 04 ′
62. zinc 02 ′
  • Coupling : 2 manual couplers (II / I, III / I), 3 pedal couplers (I / P, II / P, III / P).

gallery

  • The big market in Harleem by Gerrit Adrianszoon Berckheyde (1698), in the background the St. Bavo Church

  • Church tower with carillon

  • Rib vault made of wood

  • Crossing vault

  • Grave of Frans Hals

literature

  • Hans van Nieuwkoop: Haarlemse organ art van 1400 heden dead. Orgels, organisten en orgelgebruik in the Grote of St.-Bavokerk te Haarlem. (= Muziekhistorische monografieën 11). Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, Utrecht 1988, ISBN 90-6375-091-9 (Dutch).

Web links

Commons : St. Bavo Church  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 51 ″  N , 4 ° 38 ′ 11 ″  E