Heilige Johannes de Doper
Pijnacker, NL
Neo-Romanesque church with tower. Replaced a barn church from 1775. In 2017 celebration of the 125th anniversary of this church building. Also restoration of church and tower.
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Pijnacker, NL
Neo-Romanesque church with tower. Replaced a barn church from 1775. In 2017 celebration of the 125th anniversary of this church building. Also restoration of church and tower.
Breukelen, NL
Beautiful, richly detailed neo-Gothic church with tower.
Keijenborg, NL
Late neo-Gothic church with tower. This is the last church designed by architect Jan Stuyt.
Grootebroek, NL
Large interbellum church, with a large tower and many architecturally interesting details. In the churchyard behind the church is a Marian chapel, ao. 1998. Non-oriented church: the front facade faces south, the choir faces north. Designed by the Zaanse architect SB van Sante, following, or in the style of Dom. Paul Bellot, which can be seen in many architectural details. As far as is known, this is the only existing church building designed by this architect.
Balgoij, NL
Exceptionally important church in neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic styles, with tower. Built to replace an earlier church , the medieval tower of which still remains elsewhere in the village. Crucifix church on a strongly centralised plan, with an apse on the choir side. Tower to the left of the front facade, covered by a tent roof. The design is in line with the wishes of the Liturgical Movement (so-called people's church) of the early twentieth century: enlarged crossing in the form of an irregular octagon. Largely wooden vaulting of the interior; the vault over the crossing contains a fanlight. The late nineteenth-century inventory (including the main altar) probably comes from the previous church. Partly because this is one of the last remaining churches designed by architect J. van der Valk, this church has an extra rarity value. The only other church by this architect that still exists and is in use as a church is the OL Vrouw Moeder van Goede Raad in Tilburg-Broekhoven; two others have been demolished, and one is out of use; the 2 demolished churches are the H. Sacrament in 's-Hertogenbosch and the St. Joseph in Eindhoven-Tongelre; the St. Bernadette in Rosmalen-Maliskamp is out of use.
Oud-Valkenburg, NL
Probably a small hall church was built on this site in the 11th or 12th century . Parts of the tower and the nave date from that time. The south aisle was added later. In the 16th century the tower and the north aisle were renovated.
Kaatsheuvel, NL
Very important, large, late neo-Gothic church with double tower front and high roof turret. Main work by architect CF van Hoof. Replaced the predecessor of this church . In the late Middle Ages, churches were held in Loon op Zand and Sprang, until the church of Sprang came into Protestant hands in 1609. The Catholics of Kaatsheuvel could now go to church in a farm, on the spot where the Nieuwe Markt is now. It was not until 1736 that Catholics were allowed to build churches again, but with restrictions. This is how the barn churches came into being. The barn church of Kaatsheuvel stood on the spot where the parish centre is now. The parish in Kaatsheuvel was founded in 1796 by separating from the old parish of Loon op Zand. Ultimately, the first stone church was not built until 1835: the Waterstaatskerk, see there. In 1911, pastor Volker suggested plans for new construction. The new church was built next to the Waterstaatskerk and consecrated on July 5, 1913.
Maastricht, NL
The Johannes de Doperkerk (St. John the Baptist) is a neo-Gothic church designed by architect Carl Weber in the 19th century.The first church on this location was built in the 11th century. The current building still preserves a baptismal font from this period.
Mechelen, NL
The Sint-Jan de Doperkerk is a church building in Mechelen in the Dutch South Limburg municipality of Gulpen-Wittem. It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.
Eygelshoven, NL
Large church with a tower placed on the side. The church was built when the old Gothic church on the nearby church hill became too small due to the expansion of Eygelshoven, as a result of the Laura and Julia mines. In 1920, construction began on the new church, designed by A. Boosten in Maastricht and J. Ritzen in Heerlen.
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