Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Road trip 3, part 3

OK, the real reason I went back to Utrecht was to see the Dom during the day.
What's the Dom, you didn't ask?

The tower, from afar...the highest in Holland (112m/368ft)
directly ahead
and from close up
directly in front
About to go through
Going through the tower to the courtyard.
It used to be connected to the church, but a tornado in 1674 took out the nave that connected them.
They never finished rebuilding it, and they remain unconnected.
Statue dedicated to WWII
one of the windows
Left door
Right door
entrance
Not much to say so I'll let the pictures do the talking



Back outside...
Map outside the church
Stone in the church square
from the side
from the other side
plaque describing the stone
tucked in a corner is this doorway
closeup of the door
hallway
the other side
this is what's inside
taken from the other side
the church as seen from the courtyard
the back of the church
plaque inside
pandhof info
detail of the arches
gargoyles
closer view
statue (details are in the info sign above)
Fountain in the centre
Detail of the fountain.  Despite the angle, I like how this came out.
That's it for Utrecht.  Tot ziens!