Wilhelmina's Oord

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Wilhelmina's Oord

Wilhelmina's Oord is a late Gothic secular building in the brick Gothic style in Grijpskerke on Walcheren in the Netherlands . The building is Rijksmonument under number 28111.

description

On the islands of Zeeland around 1520 and later, especially in the area of ​​church architecture, numerous late Gothic buildings were built in brick, which is easily available for the region. The building known today as Wilhelmina's Oord stands on an L-shaped floor plan and was probably intended as a residential building in an agricultural environment. To the north, the facade is representative. The door opening shows a profiled brick door frame and the window in the gable is highlighted by a pointed arch cover. Next to the door is the year 1589 marked with wall anchors. The other house walls are now partially plastered.

literature

  • Peter Don, Kunstreisboek Zeeland , ed. from Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg, Zeist 1985, p. 71.

Web links

Commons : Wilhelmina's Oord  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. cultureelerfgoed.nl

Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '50.4 "  N , 3 ° 33' 9.9"  E