Pieterskerk (Utrecht)

The Pieterskerk is one of the oldest churches in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

History

The construction of the Pieterskerk was taken in 1039 in attack, was consecrated in 1048. The church represented the eastern point of the Utrecht church cross, the center of which was the cathedral.

She was church with 30 canons. King Henry IV was here in 1076 the news of his banishment during the Investiture Controversy. On the same day the church was by lightning, which caused a fire damaged. 1148 and 1279 the church was again ravaged by fire.

To 1370 the choir was changed by the incorporation of cross vaults and pointed arch windows in the Gothic style, however the church has retained its Romanesque character overall.

1580 raged in the Pieterskerk of iconoclasm. The planned demolition of the church prevented protests from families whose relatives were buried in the church. At times, the building served as a barracks, since 1625 he again served liturgical purposes. 1674 parts of the church were destroyed by a tornado, which also led to the partial collapse of the dome.

From 1954 to 1970, the church was restored by a cross.

Equipment

The organ was built in 1968 by organ builder B. Pels and sons. The instrument has 37 stops on two manuals and pedal. The tracker action are mechanical.

• Couplers: II / I, III / I, I / P, II / P III / P