Fountain at the church by pyrrhula

Fountain at the church

Fountain at the church. See: http://365project.org/pyrrhula/365/2018-02-12
Elegant octagonal barn stone building, serving as a cover for the round stone pit (repository of the gutter water of Our Lady's Church) and built in 1541, covered 1551. The vault at the five open sides of the octagon with Tudor eyes on slender pillars. In one of the three closed sides the sculpted weapon of Veere is applied. ( source: Rijksdienst voor de Cultureel Erfgoed )

According to the city brochure, the citerne was built after the arrival of the Scottish wool pile. It was one of the privileges that Veere received. The rainwater of the church roof was collected in an underground reservoir of 200 m³. In 1551 the well was covered. Later the inhabitants used the well as a water supply. Veere was only connected to the water network in1938.
What fascinating history you shared with this lovely stone building! I'm always so impressed with how historically, men were able engineer passages for saving and transporting fresh water, and it seems to have worked well enough that to do anything more must not have been needed for 400 years!
February 17th, 2018  
Bep
Boeiend verhaal.
February 17th, 2018  
Nice and sharp!
February 17th, 2018  
Very nice design
February 17th, 2018  
Nice information and lovely image
February 17th, 2018  
This is a beautiful shot. It looks so pretty there. Fav!
February 18th, 2018  
Fabulous, great information too. I love a photo with a story attached to it. fav.
February 18th, 2018  
Nice view of the fountain.
February 18th, 2018  
Prachtige softness in deze foto
February 18th, 2018  
Such a lovely peaceful shot.
February 18th, 2018  
Beautiful capture :)
February 18th, 2018  
Very nice
February 18th, 2018  
A beautiful little building with a fascinating history!
I love the composition of your pic too - that lamp post complements the fountain perfectly.
February 18th, 2018  
A lovely capture and pov of that octagonal building - and love the history !
February 18th, 2018  
Very beautiful capture. A gorgeous historic building. Fav.
February 18th, 2018  
Lovely image Ferry and interesting history too. It was lovely to look back at your other image to see this lovely little building in its surroundings :)
February 18th, 2018  
Awesome shot
February 18th, 2018  
really interesting and a lovely shot
February 18th, 2018  
First I thought it was a guard house, but reading your interesting history of this place changed my mind. nice to see the church, so thank you for adding the link.
February 19th, 2018  
Love the different masonry work!
February 21st, 2018  
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