Nieuw Apostolische Kerk
Leeuwarden, NL
Interesting early modern complex, without a tower.
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Leeuwarden, NL
Interesting early modern complex, without a tower.
Breda, NL
Hall church without tower, built around 1960. In use as a church of the Apostolic Society until 1979.
Emmeloord, NL
The old building was demolished and a new church was built on the same site.
Den Helder, NL
Modern small church building. Replaced an earlier building.
Emmeloord, NL
The New Jerusalem Church in Emmeloord was built as a Reformed Church. Willem van Leeuwen delivered an organ in 1955. It was restored by Kaat & Tijhuis in 1982. The Mixture of the Main Work was changed by them from VI-VIII strong to IV strong. The church building has been in use as a PKN church since June 2006. The organ was overhauled in 2008. The Ruispijp IV strong of the pedal was replaced by a Roerquint 5 1/3', probably by the firm Kaat & Tijhuis, who also maintain the organ. A few years later, the Octaaf 2' of the Rugwerk and the Nachthoorn 2' of the Main Work were swapped.
Hurdegaryp, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Later expanded. Hall church with roof turret.
Amstelveen, NL
Built in 1965 , this church is located in North Holland.
Scheveningen, NL
Built as Dutch Reformed Church, replacing the earlier Badkapel, elsewhere in Scheveningen. Extremely important, monumental church building on the ground plan of a Greek cross, built in 1915-1916 to a design by W.Ch. Kuijper jr. The church has two large towers, placed in the armpits of the main nave and transepts. They are crowned by an octagonal structure with helmet-shaped copper roofs. A small dome-shaped crowning on the crossing. Striking entrance with arcades, the arched theme of which recurs in various places in the building. Very large windows in the gables of the four arms, provided with traceries in natural stone and brick. They contain stained-glass figurative glass. The wooden roofs are provided with decorative painting on the inside. In addition to the organ gallery, the church has deep galleries with ascending pew arrangement in the other three naves. The benches on the galleries date from the construction period, those on the ground floor were replaced later. Many interior components from the construction period were preserved; the baptismal fence and church council benches have disappeared. In 1989, new liturgical furniture was placed around the pulpit, the design of which was adapted to the pulpit.
IJmuiden, NL
Architecturally extremely important, unique, neo-Gothic church building with roof turret in Anglican (English) style. This church has been preserved intact amidst much destruction and post-war deforestation in the rest of IJmuiden, also destruction and demolition of many churches. In use as a church of a separate Reformed Church IJmuiden-West, with ± Reformed Bond signature, within the PKN.
Den Helder, NL
Large neoclassical hall church ("water board style"). Built as Dutch Reformed New Church. Wooden tower from 1843. Important design by architect HH Dansdorp, whose main work is the neoclassical Roman Catholic St. Joseph Church in Haarlem. Decommissioned as Dutch Reformed Church in the early 1970s.
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