# Pieterskerk

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Pieterskerk stands on a small square in central Utrecht, one of the city’s oldest surviving churches. Its Romanesque interior presents six original pillars, each carved from a single piece of red sandstone. The building formed the eastern end of Utrecht’s Kerkenkruis, with the Domkerk at its centre.

Construction began in 1039, and Bishop Bernold inaugurated the building on 1 May 1048. Originally Roman Catholic and dedicated to Peter the Apostle, it now serves the Walloon Church, a Reformed congregation. Under the choir, a surviving crypt contains Bernold’s empty sarcophagus, carved columns, and old stonework. Twelfth-century reliefs stand beside the stairs, while a painted fourteenth-century coffin adds another historical detail. Fires damaged it during the Middle Ages, and the storm disaster of 1674 destroyed western towers and part of the nave. Restoration in the mid-twentieth century uncovered wall paintings and older masonry.

A 1649 Baroque chapter hall remains part of the complex, alongside smaller chapels for gatherings. Its acoustics suit concerts by choirs and ensembles. Look beneath the choir for Bernold’s empty sarcophagus, a quiet detail surviving from Utrecht’s eleventh-century foundations.

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## Photos

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