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Nocrich Fortified Church

Nocrich Fortified Church

Nocrich, RO

The 13th century Romanesque basilica was demolished at the beginning of the 19th century, after a new church had been built in the neighbouring precinct in the same time. Disregarding the canonical orientation, the construction was built on the NS direction, with the chancel northward and the bell tower southward. The fortification, which was constructed in the 15th century around the old church, was enforced by five defence towers and had an outer bailey. End of the 18th century the number of towers raised to seven, but only for a short time: just few years later a big part of the wall was demolished and the resulting material was used for the construction of several administrative buildings. The interior furnishing of the church boasts a unitary neoclassical style. The original lining of the galleries is still preserved and it has the form of a shirred curtain.

Nola Cathedral

Nola Cathedral

Nola, IT

The present Nola Cathedral was built between 1869 and the beginning of the 20th century according to a project by the architect Nicola Breglia in neo-Renaissance style: it was inaugurated in May 1909 with the placing of the relics of Saint Paulinus. The new construction was necessary due to the devastating arson attack that completely destroyed the old Gothic church on the night of 13th February 1861.

Nonantola Abbey

Nonantola Abbey

Nonantola, IT

Nonantola Abbey is an important Benedictine abbey founded in 752 by Abbot Anselm of Friuli. In 899 the abbey was plundered by the Magyars and then by the earthquake of 1117. It continued to play an important role; it was the seat of the meeting between Pope Marin I and Emperor Charles the Great and the burial place of Pope Adrian III.

Nonnberg Abbey

Nonnberg Abbey

Salzburg, AT

Nonnberg Abbey is an abbey of Benedictine sisters in Salzburg. Founded in the 8th century, it is today one of the Christian convents with the longest continuous activity. Dating mostly from the 16th century, the current monastic complex, with its surrounding walls and archaeological sites, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the city of Salzburg.

Nonneseter Monastery Chapel

Nonneseter Monastery Chapel

Bergen, NO

The monastery of Nonneseter may have been built around 1150 and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Today, only the base of the church and the chapel of the south choir, built in the second half of the 13th century, remain of the establishment.

Noord-Jeruël

Houtigehage, NL

Hall church without tower. Replaced an earlier wooden church.

Noorderkerk

Enschede, NL

Built as a Reformed Church with the name Rehoboth. Interesting church building with a defining tower. After 1945 Reformed Church Liberated. Business-expressionist cruciform church with a tower to the side. Considerably damaged in the fireworks disaster of 2000. Restored in 2001. In February 2002, two stained glass windows were unveiled as a reminder of the fireworks explosion of 13 May 2000. These windows were made by the glass artists Ballast and Bonekamp. (47-02)

Noorderkerk

Dordrecht, NL

Sober reconstruction church with roof turret, built as Dutch Reformed Church. Later, in 1974, Samen op Weg church. Decommissioned as Reformed Church in 2002. Since 2004 in use as Pentecostal Church Het Keerpunt.

Noorderkerk

s-Gravenhage, NL

Neo-Romanesque church with unequal double tower front, built in 1906 to a design by JC Wentinck. As an example of Protestant church architecture in Neo-Romanesque style, with stylistic references to late Romanesque architecture in the Rhineland (superstructure tower), the church is remarkable and quite rare. The church hall, in the shape of a Greek cross, covered by wooden barrel vaults, stands perpendicular to the street; the front facade from the street is the side facade of the church hall. In this facade, above the main entrance, a large rose window. Above the entrance portal a wimberg (ornamental facade), flanked by natural stone pilasters with cube capitals. The two towers, a low one crowned with a tent roof and on the right a high, heavy bell tower, crowned by a spire with four diamond shields. The sound holes are divided by squat columns. Bells have never been installed. At house number 9 is the 'service entrance' to the annex rooms with the sexton's house above it.

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