Deventer, Netherlands is a historic old village now grown into a city. Beautiful old buildings and churches make this a must destination for a lover of architecture. On my visit, I arrived after dark but still took a stroll to start my discoveries. While doing so I came across St. Nicholas Church, a Dutch Gothic mastery built in 1209. It's dark twin towers loomed as I rounded a corner. The sight triggered my imagination to think of all the people for all the years that have passed here before. It felt powerful and ominous.
St. Nicholas Church, Deventer Netherlands
Later I returned, this time in the day. I was pleasantly surprised to find the building open and welcoming. No longer a church but preserved and cared for, now a public space for events or music. It was also bright and beautiful and still held all the detail of its previous glory. And I was virtually alone....alone in silence. And such a different experience from that I had the night before.
And I'm so glad I returned.
Be There: (Bergkerk Deventer)
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