The Martinikerk (also ''Sint Martinuskerk'' or ''Hervormde kerk'') is a church in
Doesburg
Doesburg () is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Doesburg received city rights in 1237 and had a population of in . The city is situated on the right bank of river IJssel, at the confluence of ...
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. The church's tower is the eighth tallest in the Netherlands at .
History
1547 it was struck by lightning, heavily damaging church and tower. The tower was again damaged by French troops in 1672, the ''
rampjaar
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''. It was once more struck by lightning in 1717 and in 1783 became the first building in the Netherlands to be protected from lightning by a
lightning rod
A lightning rod or lightning conductor (British English) is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike. If lightning hits the structure, it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducte ...
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It was restored 1919–1930 by W. te Riele and N. de Wolf, and restored again after it was heavily damaged when retreating German troops blew up the tower in April 1945.
Gallery
Image:RM12981 Doesburg - Kerkstraat 4.jpg, The view from the Kerkstraat
Image:Interieur, gewelfschildering van het oostelijk gewelfvlak in de zuidelijke zijbeuk - Doesburg - 20384113 - RCE.jpg, Brick ceiling
Image:Interieur, overzicht van het houten netgewelf van het koor - Doesburg - 20384108 - RCE.jpg, Wooden ceiling
Image:Interieur, kolom met schildering - Doesburg - 20359992 - RCE.jpg, Interieur, Painting
Image:Overzicht tijdens verwoesting - Doesburg - 20323824 - RCE.jpg, Destruction 15 April 1945
Image:Ruïne na oorlogshandelingen gezien vanuit het zuidwesten - Doesburg - 20324866 - RCE.jpg, Ruin 1945
Notes and references
External links
Official website
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Protestant churches in the Netherlands
Churches in Gelderland
Rijksmonuments in Gelderland
Towers in Gelderland
Doesburg