St. Christopher's Cathedral

St. Christopher's Cathedral inside the Dutch city of Roermond is the principle church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond. It is devoted to Saint Christopher. The cathedral is positioned on the market square, near the river Meuse and a Meuse fort, on a pedestrian underpass main to the opening Centre. The production of the Christoffelkerk, which commenced in 1410 and was to start with designed as a basilica on a cruciform floor plan, turned into intended to replace an older parish church outside the partitions of the city of Roermond. During the 15th century the building plans have been changed; the choir changed into completed as a three-aisled hall, the nave turned into constructed with five naves.

The constructing became completed inside the course of the 16th century. In 1661 the church become elevated to the repute of bishop's church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond, hooked up in 1559. In World War II the church suffered heavy harm whilst German troops blew up the 78-metre-excessive tower constructed into the western part of the nave at the day before the liberation of the metropolis by means of Allied troops. The tower has been restored to its vintage form after the war. The earthquake inside the Roermond place in 1992 induced further damage. A new, complete maintenance took place within the years 2005 to 2007.