Sint-Lambertuskerk (Maastricht)

Sint-Lambertuskerk
Sint-Lambertuskerk, as seen from the Emmaplein
Basic information
Location	Koningin Emmaplein (Queen Emma Square), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Hubert van Groenendael
Architectural style	Neo-Romanesque
Completed	1916
Specifications

The Sint-Lambertuskerk is a church in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

Built between 1914 and 1916, the church was named after the Maastricht-born saint Lambert. At the time of its completion, it was the first church outside the old city wall. The church was designed by Hubert van Groenendael in neo-Romanesque style on a cruciform plan. The church was initially operated as a Roman Catholic parish church.

Soon after its completion in 1916, subsidence cracks developed in the structure. Ten years later, the church was restored and no further damage occurred until 1970. Beginning in 1970, portions of the structure began to sag and new cracks developed. Since 1985, the church has no longer been in use.

As of 2010, the church was undergoing a renovation at a cost of 12 million euros.

Impressions

• St Lambertuskerk Maastricht 2005 - interior.jpg

  Church interior in 2005.

• St Lambertuskerk Maastricht 2005 - stations of the cross.jpg

  Photo from 2005.

• St. Lambert Church (Maastricht).jpg

  Sint-Lambertuskerk, May 2010