Nicolaïkerk Appingedam-Holland  by pyrrhula

Nicolaïkerk Appingedam-Holland

The Nicolaïkerk or Nicholas Church in the Dutch town of Appingedam is a Romano Gothic hall church, the largest church in the Groninger Ommelanden ( Surroundings of the city with the same name) and as a national monument belonging to the top 100 of the Dutch UNESCO monuments.
The building in front is the old town hall. (I do a closer pic. tomorrow)
It`s history goes back to the 13 th century . But the appearance of to day are from +/- 1600 .
Ann
Beautiful building ,fav
August 22nd, 2015  
Great history and wonderful photo of it
August 22nd, 2015  
Great shot.
August 22nd, 2015  
Super shot.
August 22nd, 2015  
Looks a beautiful old church :)
August 22nd, 2015  
Bep
Mooie kerk. Ik ken in Appingedam alleen de "hangende keukens". http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4980151.jpg
August 22nd, 2015  
Beautiful building set off by that blue, blue sky.
August 22nd, 2015  
Very pretty architecture and a wonderful capture.
August 23rd, 2015  
beautiful old buildings. Is the Town Hall actually joined to the church?
August 23rd, 2015  
Lovely old church. I like the clock in the spire
August 23rd, 2015  
Beautiful old church and the steeple is lovely. Great shot.
August 23rd, 2015  
Nice shot of a great looking building
August 23rd, 2015  
Beautiful and very neat view. What surprises me is that there is nobody around - I would expect lots of people strolling around in a place like this.
August 23rd, 2015  
Mooi kerkje! Misschien moet ik ook maar eens richting Groningen ;-)
August 23rd, 2015  
Pretty building - looks lovely in the sunshine.
August 23rd, 2015  
You've such great looking churches in your part of the world. thanks so much for sharing them with us. looking forward to another picture of this one. Hi to you and Ina and enjoy they rest of this lovely weekend.
August 23rd, 2015  
A very imposing building, so different to our churches here in the UK.
August 23rd, 2015  
Wonderful building, love the spire and the shutters and flowers. Fav. Nice history too.
August 23rd, 2015  
Mooi!
August 23rd, 2015  
@demelo @ivan + 2 . Thanks for the fav.`s. Much appreciated.
@gijsje Die heb ik ook. Haast hetzelfde . voor een andere keer.
@cruiser No, just build close together.
@sangwann . Pic. is taken on a Sunday morning , nearly 10 ò clock . But even then I`ve to be patient and wait for a good shot without people. I do an other capture for you halve an hour later .
August 23rd, 2015  
Interesting shot
August 24th, 2015  
What lovely old buildings - they still look so good.
August 27th, 2015  
Beautiful place and beautiful day, but without people... Where are they?
August 27th, 2015  
Lovely old building. I always like to see things preserved
August 30th, 2015  
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