The Catholic Cathedral Church of St. John (Sint-Janskathedraal) of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, is the height of Gothic architecture in the Netherlands.

Soon the whole tower was set ablaze, and it collapsed upon the cathedral itself, taking with it much of the roof up to point where the organ was situated.

St. John's came to be in a heavily dilapidated state, partly due a lack of funds to maintain the building.

In April 1810 Napoleon decreed a new bishopric of ’s-Hertogenbosch with almost the same borders as current North Brabant province.

In 1813, the Prussians defeated the French, and the city became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

While the Catholic citizens had gained equals rights in 1795, their religious liberty did not extend to their organization.

The pope was perceived as a foreign power, and an act like appointing a bishop as an infringement on national sovereignty.

The constitution of 1848 then put an end to the authority of the government to effectively block Catholics organizations.

Johannes Zwijsen who endeavoured to bring back the Miraculous Statue of Our Lady of ’s-Hertogenbosch.

In 1985, the cathedral received the honorary title Basilica Minor from Pope John Paul II.

In 2000 St. John's Cathedral was designated as a so-called ‘Kanjermonument’ (whopper-monument, loosely translated).

This label makes it easier to receive financial support from the Dutch government.

St. John's cathedral represents the zenith of Brabantine Gothic in the current Netherlands.

North of the tower is the Chapel for 'Our sweet lady of 's-Hertogenbosch' in Dutch: Zoete Lieve Vrouw van Den Bosch.

The Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady maintained a chapel for Mary before the church got its current form.

The design for this new chapel was made by Alart du Hamel, who also led its construction till 1488, when he was in practice replaced by Jan Heyns.

In the early sixteenth century, similar chapels on the side of the choir became a trend for large city churches.

[13] During the restoration 25 new angel statues were created by sculptor Ton Mooy, including one with a modern twist.

The last angel in the series holds a mobile phone and wears jeans.

This organ has a long history that begins with the construction in the period 1618-1638 by Floris Hocque II, Hans Goltfuss and Germer van Hagerbeer.

The rood loft and the organ case were built by Frans Simons, a carpenter who probably came from Leiden.

The sculpture of the organ case was carved by Gregor Schysler from Tyrol, who, however, like Floris Hocque, was originally from Cologne.