Oostkerk, Middelburg

The Oostkerk is a Protestant church in Middelburg. The church can be spotted on the Middelburg horizon by its characteristic round dome.

Oostkerk
Oostkerk "Koepelkerk"
View of main entrance
51°30′10″N 3°37′14″E
LocationOostkerkplein 1, Middelburg
Country Netherlands
DenominationProtestant
History
Founded1667
Dedicated1667
Architecture
Architect(s)Arent van 's-Gravesande
Styleneo-classical
Years built1667
Administration
ParishMiddelburg

History

Interior Oostkerk in Middelburg

The church was designed by Bartholomeus Drijfhout and Pieter Post and was built between 1648 and 1667.[1] After Drijfhout died in 1651, the building was continued under the Leiden architect Arent van 's-Gravesande, who had just completed the Marekerk in Leiden. The white organ was built by Gebr. de Rijckere from Kortrijk in 1782.[1] Two stained glass windows from 1664 still exist in the church, and the klokkenstoel contains a bell by Claes Noorden and one by Jan Albert de Grave, 1715.[1]

See also

Other 17th century "round" churches of the Netherlands:

References

  1. Rijksmonument report

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