Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming
Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming is a Roman Catholic basilica in Zwolle, Netherlands, built in the late Gothic style. Its first chapel arose in 1393, while the transept, nave and tower followed through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The Peperbus tower rises 75 metres above the city and carries a viewing terrace at 51 metres.
Inside, neo-Gothic features accompany a 1674 reliquary containing the remains of Thomas à Kempis. A 1614 statue of Saint John the Baptist stands near the nave’s north wall, while the baptismal font dates from 1871 and 1872. The church also holds an organ built by Michaël Maarschalkerweerd’s workshop and a 42-bell carillon.
The building has served as a Catholic church, an organ workshop, flood shelter and military storage. Louis Bonaparte returned it to the Catholic community in 1809, and Pope John Paul II elevated it to a minor basilica in 1999. You can picture the tower’s 236 steps leading towards the terrace, while its bells include one cast in 1484, measuring 124 centimetres across.
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