Sebastiaankerk

The 13th-century church was built during the transitional period from Romanesque to Late Romanesque church architecture.

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The exterior of the church, with its round-arched spandrels and round-arched friezes, is predominantly Romanesque. The interior, with its domed vaults and imitation brickwork, is late Romanesque. The 13th-century church was built during the transitional period from Romanesque to Late Romanesque church architecture. The vaults feature depictions of Christ, Saint Catherine at the wheel, Saint Sebastian (the third-century martyr after whom the church is named) and the Virgin and Child. These paintings had been hidden for centuries beneath a layer of lime and have been revealed again following restoration work.

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