A Buttress Church
In the Eastern part of the Dutch province of Groningen, close to the coast of the Wadden-Sea, you can find the village of Bierum. The soil has weak spots here and there, which has always been a problem for the construction of big buildings. So, this Reformed State Church (Nederlands Hervormde Kerk) is famous because of the enormous buttress, to support the building and in particular the tower. This church is made of thousands of bricks in 1200, partly romanesque and partly gothic. The tower...