sint-bavokerk (church of st. bavo)

这个教堂地段非常棒,而且每天来这参观游览的游人络绎不绝。这个教堂非常大非常空旷而且入口也很宽敞。这算是荷兰的一大地标,经常有人在此演奏莫扎特,这个小唐还有一些小船悬挂在天花吊顶上,像是一些雕刻装饰设计,这的穹顶设计真是美轮美奂。

这里的历史文物保护的很好,在外面看和在里面看无异,这是一座具有900年历史的教堂,挺值得一来的。圣巴夫教堂是哈勒姆地区历史的重要组成部分,另外在这里你能看到更多的历史古迹。

很多年前,我与荷兰传奇键盘手里克·范·德·林登(Ekseption and Trace)聊过天。他告诉我他非常钟情于圣Bavo教堂的管风琴,也是从那个时候起,我下定决心一定要去体验它。今天我终于来到圣Bavo教堂,而且在我进来没多久,还沉浸在教堂美丽的内部装饰时,就欣赏到了圣Bavo教堂天籁般的管风琴表演,太美妙了!我也非常喜欢教堂的内部,那些拱门,彩色玻璃窗,巨形石柱还有木质内饰,特别而美丽!

这座教堂要比阿姆斯特丹大教会要和谐得多,这是一座高大的哥特式建筑,大的扇形穹顶挂于上空,四周是白墙。一边入场券的价格是4,50欧元。墙面嵌着现代彩色玻璃,最经典的格子窗户。教堂的室内室外都被保护的非常完好,现在还用来做礼拜,如果来阿姆斯特丹的话,值得到此一游,尽管哈勒姆好玩的地方有很多。

如果你在寻找既漂亮又有很多历史性的地方,那么去St. Bavokerk看一看。这里有莫扎特和Handle用过的手风琴。非常漂亮的教堂!门票便宜每人2.5欧元以维持教堂的运营,值得一试!

Very big church for such a small town, looks fascinating. You can imagine how strong effect religion had centuries ago.

Also this building sets you back in time when you visit it at the Great Market, in the centre of Haarlem, NL. You will see the massive organ which Mozart has played on as well!!

The church has several unique features that are not normally seen in a structure this size. The upper tower was removed at one time and replaced with a wooden one - beautifully done and topped with a rooster weathervane. Inside you will see beautiful wooden ceilings. The most outstanding feature is the incredible organ. Magnificent in detail, I can't wait to go back in the summer and hear it.

This church is gorgeous. The architecture, the history and especially the enormous, famous organ. The church is high, light and sparsely decorated (after the Beeldenstorm in earlier centuries). In winter it can be pretty cold inside. And once I saw a small bat flying around in the church;-).

This large cathedral dominates all of Grote Markt in Haarlem. It's like several large buildings in different levels, formed together in one imposing building. Inside there's a large, fantastic organ. The windows are Beautiful, especially the modern window from 2008. Fantastic colours!The church was very cold during our visit, so if you go to a concert or sermon you need warm clothes. The entrance fee is 2,50 euro, which goes to the upkeep of the church. Well worth it! There's also a shop with friendly staff.

The oldest part of the city of Haarlem (city rights in 1245) is build on sand, unlike the moorish soil that consists most of the western Netherlands ("Holland"). There is the central plaza, the "Grote Markt" and also on the sand the old church, originally dedicated to the local patron Saint Bavo (also the patron saint of Flemish Gandt). During reformation, the church was taken over by the protestants, but most Haarlemmers still call it the Bavo.The outside was often portrayed by Dutch painters, and the high "shoulders" of the church are still seen over the other buildings, if you are outside the city on somewhat higher ground, for example a viaduct between Amsterdam and Haarlem.Don't forget to go in, if you visit Haarlem. If you are lucky, someone is playing the famous organ, on which the young Amadeus Mozart played when he visited Holland as a boy. But also when quiet, it is a wonderful experience. Look up, to the wooden roof, and around you. Seed the old choir, with special benches for high standing chuch officials. Here is a link to a little film about the Bavo, with the organ playing the famous Toccata and Fuga by J. S. Bach: http://tinyurl.com/ptjuaf6

Beautiful interior and very interesting history. They provide brochures in different languages. What caught my attention is the organ that was played by Mozart when he was 10 years old, the tomb of Frans Hal within the church and a sign within the church reminding people of the terrible time during the Spanish siege, so terrible that they had to resort to eating cats and dogs.

This formerly RomanCatholic Cathedral - with its oriins going back to the IXth Century - was consecrated in 1559 & seized only a few years later by the Protestants & turned into a "Temple".The gothic exterior suffered from "neo"-gothic" additions in the XIXth Century.The famous organ has being played by G.F. Händel, Mozart (at 10 years old) & later Mendelsohn.An extended visit in detail more than absolutely worth, as is the exterior with its little shops build around it as was the custom before the XIXth Century.

When we visited my mother and I wandered around the church with the guide and enjoyed ourselves, and were about to leave when we heard a gentleman explaining some things about the church. We stopped to listen in and ask him a question however the lovely man then took us back into the church and showed us some of the fantastic decorations and imagery within the church which we would have never noticed had he not pointed them out to us. He was brilliant and made the church so much more interesting when we knew where to look! But even without the guide it is still great to go and have a peer around this beautiful old building. The organ is quite something to see, where Mozart played as a boy, and apparently in the summer months you are able to listen to it being played which we would have loved to have heard.

Located on the Grote Markt, in the center of Haarlem, you can see the church already from far away when approaching the city. This 14th-16th century church is a landmark. It was built as a catholic church but after the Spanish revolution turned into a protestant one, which is why it looks a little bare, typical calvinistic. The huge pillars are impressive but the painted draperies are of much younger age. The floor is entirely covered with centuries old gravestones. Go and find the grave of the famous painter Frans Hals. And then there is this huge organ, once the largest in the world, and played on by Mozart. There are more interesting things. Look for the model ships and find out about the story of Damian victory. Listen to the bells, dedicated to the same legend. Seek the bone cellar. Check the bats. Look for the bread store for the poor. Admire the choir and wood carvings. And most interesting - join a tour to visit the roof of the church where you can still see the mediaval tools used to build it and the covering vaults. Also see the old fire protection materials. Climb the tower to find out that it is build completely out of wood because the earlier stone tower was too heavy, and see the lead plating to protect it. Enjoy the great view across the old city. There are regular music performances in the church. Check for the dates. Nothing more impressive than the sound of music in this grand church.