Reg.Nr. 88-NL/08

Around St. Jans Church, Gouda

The city Council of Gouda has succeeded in keeping and conserving the area around the St. Janschurch (Sint Janskerk or Groote Kerk) - by appropriate general measures (monument protection act, zoning schemes, building-and scale control) - by specific measures (restoration, ...
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Project details

Title:Around St. Jans Church, Gouda
Entr. year: 1988
Result:Diploma
Country: Netherlands
Town: Gouda
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Urban renewal/design - Village renewal/design
Former use:Inner urban area
Actual use:Historic urban core
The Jury's citation: "For the protection of the area around the St. Jan's Church, heart of the City of Gouda"

Description:
The city Council of Gouda has succeeded in keeping and conserving the area around the St. Janschurch (Sint Janskerk or Groote Kerk) - by appropriate general measures (monument protection act, zoning schemes, building-and scale control) - by specific measures (restoration, stimulation of reuse, plantation- and paving regulations and attention for monumental details)