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The Doopsgezinde Kerk was a hidden church that began operating in the building of a small manor house in the 18th century.

This Greek Orthodox Church in Utrecht is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Mother of God. It offers services in Greek and Dutch.

The Lutheran Church in Utrecht has been housed in this Louis XIV-style building since the 17th century, when Protestantism became the only permitted denomination of Christianity in the Netherlands.

The Pieterskerk, established in 1039, is one of the oldest churches in Utrecht. Ravaged by fires in 1148 and 1279, by a tornado in 1674, Pieterskerk is nevertheless the best preserved Romanesque church in Utrecht.

Utrecht Cathedral is a Gothic church built from 1254 as a continuation of a Romanesque cathedral. The church has been Protestant since 1580. With its 112.32 meter high tower, it is the tallest building in Utrecht.

The Ger­tru­dis Ca­the­dral is the main place of worship of the Old Catholics, a movement that separated from the Roman Catholic Church, in the city of Utrecht. The interior is richly decorated with colourful frescoes, tiled floors and artistic windows.

Sint-Willibrord is a Roman Catholic church of Gothic Revival style. The present building, built between 1875 and 1877, was preceded by a 17th century church and a provisional church dating from 1842.

The Janskerk was founded shortly after 1040. It was one of the five college churches of Utrecht in the Middle Ages (the others were the Dom, the Salvatorkerk, the Pieterskerk church and Maria). The building was restored in 1977-1981.

The Belgian beer café Olivier is a singular space housed in the former Maria Minor Church in Utrecht.

The Sint-Augustinuskerk (St Augustine's Church) was built between 1796 and 1863 in a neoclassical style. The building was designed by Karel Georg Zocher. This was the first major Catholic church built in Utrecht since the restoration of religious freedom in the country.