Heilige Antonius van Padua
Nijmegen, NL
Interesting neo-Gothic church with ridge turret at the crossing and unfinished facade. Beautiful, colorful, post-war stained glass windows. New parish in southern city expansion Nijmegen. Foundation stone April 4, 1916; consecrated June 20, 1917. Three-aisled cruciform basilica, mainly in late neo-Gothic style, on a centralizing floor plan. Hexagonal crossing, flanked by a double transept (transept), and crowned by a dome with ridge turret. At the back of both transept arms are stair turrets. Pillars, arches and vault ribs are made of fair-faced brickwork; the walls and vault surfaces are largely plastered. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.