Oldehove is also the name of an artificial mound (terp) on which in the late 9th century a (Catholic) church dedicated to Saint Vitus was built. Construction of the adjoining Late Gothic tower began in 1529, after the citizens of Leeuwarden demanded a tower taller than the one in the city of Groningen, the Martinitoren. In charge were Jacob van Aken (or Aaken) and, after his death, Cornelis Frederiksz.
The tower's tilt began during construction. The builders tried to compensate for the tilt, but the project was stopped in 1532 (1533 according to another source). In 1595–1596, the then derelict church was demolished, but the tower remains. It consists mostly of brick, but the builders also used so-called Bentheimsandstone. There are two bells. A bell cast in 1633 by Hans Falck and a bell cast in 1637 by Jacob Noteman, weight 2,100 kg (4,630 lb). It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 24331.[2]
The height of the tower is 39 metres (127.95 feet). The tower has 183 steps. The top of the tower is displaced horizontally 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) from the centre. The original plan included attaching a new church to the tower, which would replace the old saint vitus church, but this was never realized.[3] Custodian of the tower is Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden.
oldehove, tower, oldehove, leaning, unfinished, church, tower, medieval, centre, dutch, city, leeuwarden, oldehovethe, oldehove, 2009locationlocationleeuwarden, netherlandsgeographic, coordinates53, 2029778, 7897111, 2029778, 7897111architecturetypechurch, tow. The Oldehove is a leaning and unfinished church tower in the medieval centre of the Dutch city of Leeuwarden 1 OldehoveThe Oldehove in 2009LocationLocationLeeuwarden NetherlandsGeographic coordinates53 12 10 72 N 5 47 22 96 E 53 2029778 N 5 7897111 E 53 2029778 5 7897111ArchitectureTypeChurch towerStyleGothicGroundbreaking1529Completed1533Height max 39 m 127 95 ft Oldehove is also the name of an artificial mound terp on which in the late 9th century a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Vitus was built Construction of the adjoining Late Gothic tower began in 1529 after the citizens of Leeuwarden demanded a tower taller than the one in the city of Groningen the Martinitoren In charge were Jacob van Aken or Aaken and after his death Cornelis Frederiksz The tower s tilt began during construction The builders tried to compensate for the tilt but the project was stopped in 1532 1533 according to another source In 1595 1596 the then derelict church was demolished but the tower remains It consists mostly of brick but the builders also used so called Bentheim sandstone There are two bells A bell cast in 1633 by Hans Falck and a bell cast in 1637 by Jacob Noteman weight 2 100 kg 4 630 lb It is listed as a Rijksmonument number 24331 2 The height of the tower is 39 metres 127 95 feet The tower has 183 steps The top of the tower is displaced horizontally 2 metres 6 ft 7 in from the centre The original plan included attaching a new church to the tower which would replace the old saint vitus church but this was never realized 3 Custodian of the tower is Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden Westside of the Oldehove in 2014 The Oldehove from the southwest Oldehove in winter 2024References edit Stenvert 2000 Cultureelerfgoed Information Rijksmonument 24331 The Oldehove Retrieved 10 March 2018Sources editStenvert R et al 2000 Monumenten in Nederland Fryslan p 25 41 and 189 196 Waanders Uitgevers Zwolle the Netherlands ISBN 90 400 9476 4 External links editOldehove eu official website nbsp Dutch Rijksmonument 24331 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oldehove Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oldehove tower amp oldid 1199286952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
