Basiliek Sint Servaas

Basiliek Sint Servaas - Basilica of Saint Servatius. North Portal. The current portal is Gothic, but all the statues are Neo-Gothic, installed during the renovation of 1890. Keizer Karelplein 3. "The Church of St. Servatius, founded by Bishop Monulphus (560-599), is the oldest church in the Netherlands. ... The richly sculptured Gothic S. portal (protected by a glass screen) is of the 13th cent."--Baedeker 1910 Entrance. "The statue of Jesus Christ can be seen at the centre with those of Peter and Servatius on his side. The arches hold the twelve apostles who are leaning on four great prophets from the Old Testament: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel." DSC_0158p1