this tower has a special sign, a fish in statt of a rooster... the flag with the orange pennant is for Queensday. 's Gravenpolder (Z): reformed church. In catholic times this church was called St. Martinus. Tower and nave were built in the 15th century. The tower is in Flemish style and has a square lower part and an octagonal upper part. In the lower part is the entrance to the church, in a tall but narrow arch. Together with the spaces that flank it, which date from the 15th century, the tower forms a west-work. A transept was added in ca. 1500. First the northern arm was built, followed by the wider and higher southern arm. In ca. 1874 the tower was plastered and the upper part of the tower removed and replaced by a spire. During a restoration in 1959-1961 the plaster was removed and the current lantern was added to the tower.
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Olga van Dijk 20 Jul 2006
=-=makes me proud do be dutch....=-=Fiona Hooper 16 May 2006
I love the zoomed in version of the tower against the sky! Great info to go with it, too, Nelly!june hazeldene 07 May 2006
Interesting picture - and history.Homayra Amirzada 03 May 2006
very good work and great designTabitha Borges 02 May 2006
Oh look at those clouds...