The Laurens Church of Rotterdam

This State Reformed Church is the biggest historic building of the famous Dutch harbor city of Rotterdam. The church takes its name from St. Laurentius, arch-deacon in Rome, who died a martyr in 258 because emperor Valerianus hated his Christian teaching. It was built during the years 1449-1525 in Dutch late Gothic style with very wide, lofty aisles and timber barrel-vaults: more related to a hall-church type than a Basilica. You see the first picture of the completed building, from a copper...