Martinikerk (Doesburg)

Church in Doesburg, Netherlands

Sint Martinuskerk

Tower of the Sint Martinuskerk

Location
Location| Doesburg, Netherlands
Geographic coordinates| 52°00′52″N 6°08′02″E﻿ / ﻿52.0145°N 6.13375°E﻿ / 52.0145; 6.13375
Architecture
Type| Church
Style| Gothic
Groundbreaking| 15th Century
Height (max)| 94 m (308.40 ft)
Designated as NHL| Dutch rijksmonument #12981, #12982

The Martinikerk (also Sint Martinuskerk or Hervormde kerk) is a church in Doesburg, Netherlands. The church's tower is the eighth tallest in the Netherlands at 94 metres (308 ft).

## History[edit]

1547 it was struck by lightning, heavily damaging church and tower. The tower was again damaged by French troops in 1672, the rampjaar. It was once more struck by lightning in 1717 and in 1783 became the first building in the Netherlands to be protected from lightning by a lightning rod.[1]

It was restored 1919–1930 by W. te Riele and N. de Wolf, and restored again after it was heavily damaged when retreating German troops blew up the tower in April 1945.[1][2][3]

## Gallery[edit]

* The view from the Kerkstraat

* Brick ceiling

* Wooden ceiling

* Interieur, Painting

* Destruction 15 April 1945

* Ruin 1945

## See also[edit]

* List of tallest structures built before the 20th century

## Notes and references[edit]

1. ^ a b "Martinikerk: geschiedenis". Retrieved 10 February 2012.
2. ^ "Martinikerk (rijksmonument #12981)". Monumentenregister (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
3. ^ "Martinitoren (rijksmonument #12982)". Monumentenregister (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Tallest buildings in the Netherlands

Church towers|

* Sint Cunerachurch (Rhenen) (81.8 m)
* Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague) (92.5)
* Sint Eusebiuschurch (Arnhem) (93 m)
* Sint Jacobuschurch (The Hague) (94 m)
* Martinichurch (Doesburg) (94 m)
* Martinitower (Groningen) (96.8 m)
* Great Church (Breda) (97.3 m)
* Sint Vituschurch (Hilversum) (98.3 m)
* Onze Lieve Vrouwetower (Amersfoort) (98.3 m)
* New Church (Delft) (108.75 m)
* Domtower (Utrecht) (112.32 m)

Towers|

* Euromast (186 m)
* Mediumwave transmitter Lopik (192 m)
* Mediumwave transmitter Flevoland (195 m)
* KPN-Zendmast Hilversum (196 m)
* KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven (199 m)
* Zendmast Wieringermeer (204.5 m)
* KNMI-mast Cabauw (213 m)
* Zendstation Smilde (303.5 m)
* Gerbrandytoren Lopik (366.8 m)

Skyscrapers|

* World Port Center (Rotterdam) (123 m)
* Nieuwbouw Erasmus Medisch Centrum (Rotterdam) (125 m)
* The Red Apple (Rotterdam) (124 m)
* Millennium Tower (Rotterdam) (131 m)
* De Kroon (The Hague) (132 m)
* Het Strijkijzer (The Hague) (132 m)
* Rembrandt tower (Amsterdam) (135 m)
* Hoftoren (The Hague) (142 m)
* Westpoint (Tilburg) (142 m)
* City Tower (The Hague) (142 m)
* Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (The Hague) (146 m)
* Ministry of Justice and Security (The Hague) (146 m)
* De Rotterdam (Rotterdam) (149 m)
* Delftse Poort (Rotterdam) (151 m)
* Montevideo (Rotterdam) (152 m)
* New Orleans (Rotterdam) (158 m)
* Maastoren (Rotterdam) (165 m)
* De Zalmhaven (Rotterdam) (215 m)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz place

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