Explore Religious Heritage Across Europe

Initiated by order of Ibrahim Pasha (hence the name of the mosque) - Grand Vizier of Sultan Suleiman I the Magnificent, construction was stopped in 1536 after the death of the Vizier and was completed only in 1616 by Mahmoud Pasha. The horizontal forces from the dome are absorbed by four buttress corner towers and the pilasters along the cylindrical vestibule. The minaret is made of cut stone with plaster ornaments under the window. The interior of the mosque bears original frescoes.

Modern church without tower. Second Christian Reformed church in Hoogeveen, after the Centrumkerk.

Modern church without tower. Since 2005 Restored Reformed Church.

In the early eighties, a growing number of residents of Etten-Leur attended the meetings of Evangelische Gemeenschap Roosendaal (EGR). This led to the creation of several house groups in Etten-Leur. After initially holding monthly meetings in the Trouwkerkje, the EGR sent two elders to Etten-Leur at the end of September 1986 to lead the newly formed Ichthus congregation.

Community founded in 1934. Replaced a former church building at Dwars Nieuwstraat 2 in Boskoop. The church building at Mendelweg was put into use on 21 November 1968 with 380 seats

Built as a Reformed Church. Damaged by war in 1944, rebuilt in 1950, named Ichthus Church. Architecturally interesting hall church with roof turret and attached parsonage, built in 1938-1939 to a design by SJ Meegdes and A. ten Broeke. Organ with two manuals and free pedal, built in 1951 by the firm JC Sanders & Zoon (Utrecht). In the front facade large round stained glass window "Ichthus"; in the side walls also stained glass windows. Since 2004-2005 the Ichthus Church is one of the three remaining churches of the PKN in IJmuiden:

Reconstruction church with tower. Renovated in 1981. Now a church of the PKN.

Built as a Reformed church. Interesting reconstruction church without tower, in 2004 with bell tower. Community center with services. This church is also called the Ichthus Community because all activities usually take place in the Ichthus church building. After cooperation, in the context of Samen Op Weg, with the Dutch Reformed community of Zeihuuv expanded in 2004. New entrance with bell tower, in which the bell of the Reformed church, placed at the Ichthus church. The name of the defunct Reformed church building Zeihuuv lives on in the large community room under the church hall.

Important modern church with tower.

Architecturally interesting, functional church without a tower in Rotterdam-Alexanderpolder, built as the Reformed Church of Rotterdam East. The Korean Reformed Church of Rotterdam is also located here. Since the merger in 2023, NGK.