St Mary's Cloister, Utrecht

  • Dutch: Pandhof Sinte Marie

  • Address: 27 - 28 Mariaplaats
  • Type: Cloister
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

St Mary's Cloister is a 11th century Romanesque cloister in Utrecht, Netherlands. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1048/05/01 Pieterskerk is consecrated by Bishop Bernold.
1099/05/01 St Mary's Church is consecrated (lost). The western arm of the cloisters dates from this period.
1576/00/00 During the siege of Vredenburg, the north tower of St Mary's Church is destroyed by cannon fire.
1633/00/00 The westside of St Mary's cloister is rebuilt.
1682/00/00 The south tower of St Mary's Church is demolished in 1682 and the entire west side will be razed in 1715.
1813/00/00 Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte orders the dismantling of St Mary's Church and the salvaged materials be sold. The cloister is spared because it is on land owned by the Old Catholic Church.

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Particulars for St Mary's Cloister, Utrecht:
Area of Significance Architecture
Structure Cloister
Era Medieval Europe
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Religious Property
Architectural Style Romanesque
Sight Category Structure




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