Fragments of Stained Glass Windows
During the Second World War, all of the stained glass windows in the Oude Kerk were temporarily packed in crates and stored in, among other places, the national bomb shelter in the dunes near Zandvoort. Later, during restorations and renovations, there were some instances of leftover glass, which was used in windows in other places in the Oude Kerk. Fragments of the windows from the Lady Chapel were used in the Binnenlandvaarders Chapel.
Stained glass is a form of glass art. In the Middle Ages, the windows of churches were completely or partially stained glass which was held together in lead strips. As a result, light entered the church space in all kinds of sparkling colours. The Oude Kerk had a total of 33 stained-glass windows, most of them from the 15th and 16th centuries, four from the 17th century and one from the 18th century. The windows in the Lady Chapel are the oldest, albeit in altered and greatly restored form.
Period
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16th century
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Location
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Binnenlandvaarderskapel
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Number of parts
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1
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