Hooglandse Kerk

Highland Church (Hooglandse Kerk, High Land Church), another important church in Leiden. In 1314, with the approval of the Archbishop of Utrecht, a wooden chapel was built here to Saint Pancras (Saint Pancras ), a Christian in Rome, and in 304 AD was cut off by Diocletian. The number of Christian martyrs who died in Diocletian, as I mentioned in my blog, is countless. The famous Pancras railway station in London (also known as Pancras railway station) is named after him. As Leyton's economy boomed, the original church was becoming less and less available, In 1377, the city of Leyton decided to build a larger church on its original site and to surpass the previous one in every respect (1350) of the Peter Church, which was built intermittently for more than a hundred years, and by 1535 it was basically the size of today. In 1559, the Pope intended to upgrade the church to a cathedral, but it was eventually set at St. Bafo's Church in Harlem. During the Reformation, Catholic decorations in the church were almost destroyed and the church was dilapidated. 1573-74 When the Spanish siege of Leiden, the church also did a grain depot, and later did a bank, market and other functions. The church is undoubtedly a Protestant church.

The location is very good to find, although it is a weekend, but 🅿️ parking spaces are quite a lot, very convenient

It is a landmark attraction in Leiden, and the traffic is very convenient in the city. But it's actually quite general, I don't feel anything special, maybe because the church has seen a little aesthetic fatigue.

The reliefs on the exterior wall of the church are very delicate, and the main thing worth seeing inside is the huge golden shrine that occupies the entire wall, and the photo effect is particularly good.

The church in Leiden is also a local landmark, but the appearance is not big, the relief is more ordinary, the interior decoration is not luxurious ornate, giving a simple feeling.