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Oostkerk, Middelburg

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Oostkerk
Oostkerk "Koepelkerk"
View of main entrance
Map
51°30′10″N 3°37′14″E / 51.50278°N 3.62056°E / 51.50278; 3.62056
LocationOostkerkplein 1, Middelburg
Country Netherlands
DenominationProtestant
History
Founded1667
Dedicated1667
Architecture
Architect(s)Arent van 's-Gravesande [nl]
Styleneo-classical
Years built1667
Administration
ParishMiddelburg

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

History

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Interior Oostkerk in Middelburg

The church was designed by Bartholomeus Drijfhout [nl] 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 [nl], 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 [nl] contains a bell by Claes Noorden and one by Jan Albert de Grave [nl], 1715.[1]

See also

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rijksmonument report
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