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Vrijthof is a large urban square in the centre of Maastricht, Netherlands. The square developed from an ancient Roman and Frankish cemetery into a semi-private space that belonged to the Collegiate Church of Saint Servatius .
The museum is housed in the so-called Spanish Government building, one of the oldest non-religious buildings in Maastricht, facing the city's main square, Vrijthof.The building was originally part of the ecclesiastical territory of the chapter of the church of Saint Servatius and was probably built for one of the chapter's canons.
In 1877–1885 Pierre Cuypers led major restoration that including the tower roof, and in 1909–1912 by the architect Willem Sprenger who bricked up the Vrijthof gate, and restored the baptister. In 1967 and finally in the period 1981–1985, the church was restored again under the direction of Waalko Dingemans.
The Basilica of Saint Servatius (Dutch: Sint-Servaasbasiliek) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Servatius, in the center of Maastricht, Netherlands.The architecturally hybrid but mainly Romanesque church is situated next to the Gothic Church of Saint John, backing onto the town's main square, Vrijthof.
The Vrijthof with the Basilica of Saint Servatius (Sint-Servaasbasiliek) and Protestant Sint-Janskerk; Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius; Sint Servaasbrug, 13th-century arch-bridge over the Maas; The Stokstraat area (Stokstraatkwartier)
Nederlands: Zicht op een deel van het Vrijthof in het centrum van Maastricht English: View of Vrijthof square in Maastricht in the 18th century. Drawing attributed to Jan de Beijer.
[notes 11] In Vrijthof, and sometimes in Markt or Sint Pieterstraat, the procession can be watched from a spectator stand. The first rows at the Vrijthof stand are usually reserved for guests such as bishops, cabinet ministers, the governor of Limburg, the mayor of Maastricht and other dignitaries. Television recordings usually take place at ...
1535 - Fifteen anabaptists burned in Vrijthof. 1551 - Jacob Bathen starts printing and publishing business. [4] 1566 - Beeldenstorm in Maastricht; several churches looted by fanatic Protestants. 1570 - Jesuits establish a monastery and a college (1575). 1576 - Sack of Maastricht by Spanish troops and German mercenaries.