St John's Cathedral — Attraction in 's-Hertogenbosch

Always good be there, most wonderful experiencefor people visiting 's-Hertogenbosch (that is actually Des Hertogenbosch! (But short, sort of) meaning The Forest of the Duke of the Brabant, once). The chapel of the holy virgin Maria, a very old little wooden carved Maria statue with little Jezus statue. The Garments changecduring the year. Flowers are always fresh, and of course, you can burn different sorts of candles. Paid. Silence is obligated for prayer. No pictures, rather, too. You can buy cards at the service shop in the Cathedral. Of course, the Cathedral has many more statues, etc. Beautiful mosaic windows. Etc. Etc.

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I am an American visiting friends in The Netherlands, and I recently visited the Sint-Janskathedraal, which is is a stunning cathedral in s'-Hertogenbosch.

The cathedral is almost 800 years old and includes many popular relics visited by the Catholic faithful.

I visited the day before Easter Sunday, and the cathedral looked perfect. It was inspirational to see all of the holy items, the artwork, and the architecture.

Be sure not to miss the amazing statues on the roof of the cathedral and be sure to look for the woman on her cell phone (calling a...

Because my family's history is combined with this cathedral, it's more interesting for me, so I'm a bit biased.

But I like this cathedral and it's history. Since 1380 you can see the Miracle Statue of the Zoete Lieve Vrouw here. The painter Hieronymus Bosch is linked with this cathedral as well. There's a fresco of his grandfather there too, on which he supposedly based one of his paintings. Furthermore, you can find some freemason symbolism here.

It's an active cathedral, so remember to respect their rituals. I know... annoying to say, but I...