St. Martin's Cathedral nave (after collapse)
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St. Martin's Cathedral nave (after collapse) refers to the ruined and missing central section of Utrecht’s medieval cathedral, which was destroyed in a 1674 storm, leaving the Dom Tower standing apart from the remaining church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Martin's Cathedral nave (after collapse) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural heritage site
ⓘ
ruined church nave ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dom Tower of Utrecht
ⓘ
St. Martin's Cathedral choir ⓘ Cathedral of Saint Martin ⓘ
surface form:
St. Martin's Cathedral transept
|
| causeOfDestruction | tornado-like storm of 1674 ⓘ |
| centuryOfDestruction | 17th century ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Utrecht’s historic centre ⓘ |
| currentUse |
open square
ⓘ
public space ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1674 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Martin of Tours
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Martin of Tours
|
| denomination |
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Church in the Netherlands (current cathedral body)
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church (historical)
|
| event | collapse of nave of St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht ⓘ |
| hasArchaeology | subsurface remains of medieval nave ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
largely demolished
ⓘ
missing roof ⓘ ruined ⓘ |
| hasMarker | information panels about former nave ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of protected historic cityscape of Utrecht ⓘ |
| imageSubjectOf |
historic engravings of 1674 storm damage
ⓘ
modern photographs of Domplein ⓘ |
| knownAs | Domplein (cathedral square) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Utrecht
ⓘ
Utrecht ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht city centre
Utrecht, Netherlands ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being destroyed by a single storm event
ⓘ
creating physical separation between Dom Tower and remaining church ⓘ forming one of the most recognizable urban spaces in Utrecht ⓘ |
| originalConstruction | medieval period ⓘ |
| originalReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| partOf |
St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht
ⓘ
historic core of Utrecht ⓘ |
| postReformationUse | Protestant cathedral nave until destruction ⓘ |
| previousFunction |
central nave of cathedral
ⓘ
main processional space of cathedral ⓘ |
| separated | Dom Tower of Utrecht ⓘ |
| separates | Dom Tower of Utrecht from remaining choir and transept ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages (original construction) ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| urbanRole | open space between Dom Tower and cathedral choir ⓘ |
| visibleRemains |
foundations marked in pavement
ⓘ
outline of former nave indicated on ground ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.