Pieterskerk
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FACTS
also knows asConingh der Zee
addressLeiden, Netherlands
statuscompleted
typereligious
main functionchurchtower

FIGURES
functional height45.00 meter
start construction1300
completion1565

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EXTRA FACTS
The 110 meter high church tower collapsed in 1512, it was never rebuild
The church tower was nicknamed "Coningh der Zee" (King of the Sea) because it also served as lighthouse
The orginal stained-glass windows were destroyed by a large explosion in 1807
Many celebraties are buried here (including famous painter Jan Steen and pilgrim father John Robinson)
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