The Nicolaïkerk (; ) is a
Romano-Gothic hall church
A hall church is a Church (building), church with a nave and aisles of approximately equal height. In England, Flanders and the Netherlands, it is covered by parallel roofs, typically, one for each vessel, whereas in Germany there is often one s ...
in
Appingedam in the
Netherlands
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. The church is used by the
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in the Netherlands, consisting of historical Calvinism, Calvinist and Lutheranism, Lutheran churches.
It w ...
. The building is a ''
rijksmonument'' (national heritage site) since 1968
Complex- of Monumentnummer: 8247
Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) often abbreviated as Cultureel Erfgoed, is a Dutch cultural heritage, heritage organisation working for the protection and conservation of National Heritage ...
. Retrieved on 28 February 2014. and one of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites
The Top 100 Dutch heritage sites is a list of rijksmonuments in the Netherlands, established in 1990 by the Department for Conservation (Monumentenzorg, today the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed). The Top 100 was a selection of historical mo ...
that was selected in 1990.
File:InZicht Appingedam 018.JPG, The stand-alone bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell to ...
of the church in 2012
File:Nicolaikerk 013.JPG, Interior of the church in 2010
File:4795298 Appingedam Orgel.jpg, Organ in 2005
References
External links
*
Nicolaïkerk Appingedam
official website
Churches in Groningen (province)
Hall churches
Rijksmonuments in Groningen (province)
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