Markt, a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

The Grote Kerk is a church building on the Markt in Vlaardingen.
History goes back to the 8th century when a building on the market was donated by priest Heribald to the Anglo-Saxon missionary Willibrord (later first bishop of Utrecht).

The first stone church was founded on this site in the 12th century (around 1156). Construction was largely completed in the 14th century. The tower was completed around 1350.

The church initially served as a parish church for Vlaardingen, Vlaardingerambacht and Zouteveen and the main altar was dedicated to John the Baptist. After the Reformation (1572), the church came into the hands of the Calvinists. In 1715, the tower was raised by one floor and the simple spire was replaced by the current one. The tower was completed in 1744 by Daniel van Stolk. The Grote Kerk has a special organ that was built in 1763 by Pieter van Peteghem for the Bernardijner abbey of Baudeloo in Ghent. This organ was purchased in 1819.

The church tower has a carillon. This tower used to have a watchman (tower viewer) looking out over the water. When a Flemish logger was approaching, a ball was hoisted on the tower as a sign for the shipowner. The watchman also warned when a fishing vessel arrived with the flag at half-mast. When that was the case, the women were to remain indoors until it was known who the bad news was for.

ikeharel, pajaran, johnjmoe, Fis2, COSTANTINO, jhm, PiotrF, adramad has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (152607) 2020-03-20 12:39

Bonjour, cher Gerrit,
Outre l'intérêt manifeste de la prise de vue, j'ai beaucoup apprécié la note d'accompagnement (très intéressant).
Bravo pour cette présentation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Tue (93504) 2020-03-20 14:21

Hallo Gerrit,
Een mooi stadsgezicht, het is aantrekkelijk hoe de straat rond de kerk buigt. Het levert ook een mooi spel van licht en donker op en de kale takken werpen een leuk schaduwspel op de gevels.
Lars

lousat (140026) 2020-03-20 14:59

Hi Gerrit,no one on the street,like in Italy since a week because the virus. Very nice perspective,with the church on the right and beautiful effect made by the curve with a lot of facades. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

Fis2 (171991) 2020-03-20 15:02

Witaj Gerrit!
A very nice street.
Interesting houses make impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

emka (158900) 2020-03-20 15:08

Hello Gerrit, Nice street. Empty like in coronavirus time. Charming composition. Lovely composition with the curve of the road. Nice colours and light.

Kind regards MAlgo

ifege (49505) 2020-03-20 22:51

Hi Gerrit
Good to see that your camera is working well, or is it a new one?
Another good town scene. It looks like a shopping street but is deserted. Coronavirus?
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (117850) 2020-03-21 0:01

Hello dear friend
and have a nice weekend
no people down there
just an empty landscape
with great history which goes
back to the 8th century
when a building was
donated by priest...
shadows and lights here
play perfectly
regards
costantino

jemaflor (148292) 2020-03-21 0:24

Salut Gerrit,
Nice result with the perspective of the curve, contrast of light is well managed, beautiful facades and architecture for these houses, tfs.

ikeharel (114659) 2020-03-21 1:55

Hello Gerrit,
Looks as imposed curfew, as first thought, hopefully it was merely a siesta time.
The light coming from around the curve of the road beautifully enhanced details of the houses and gave superior contrast to the shaded foreground.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

Silvio1953 (222991) 2020-03-21 7:11

Ciao Gerrit, great parade of beautiful facades, fine details, wonderful colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

jhm (211738) 2020-03-21 7:28

Dag Gerrit,

Het lijkt of ook hier COVID 19 zijn sporen achterlaat.
Mooie foto van het verlaten straat beeld
Zelden hebben we zoiets gezien, ook niet bij mijn hogen leeftijd!
Goed foto werk, bedankt

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John

PiotrF (56080) 2020-03-22 16:38

Hello Gerrit,
An interesting picture from Vlaardingen.
I like good composition and wonderful colours.
Very well done, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

GyurMaster (25045) 2020-03-24 15:42

Hello Gerrit,

Is it empty because of the current situation? Anyway, the lights are excellent.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

adramad (73478) 2020-03-31 5:26

Hi Gerrit.
Beautiful perspective of this street, with its very Dutch-style houses, everything is very deserted and without any car, the trees provide a nice graphic standing out in the sky.
Good lighting, color and sharpness.
Very good work. I like it
Enjoy a happy day.
Very cordial greetings and take care.
Luis.