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 | |
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| Oostkerk "Koepelkerk" | |
 View of main entrance | |
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| 51°30′10″N 3°37′14″E | |
| Location | Oostkerkplein 1, Middelburg |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| History | |
| Founded | 1667 |
| Dedicated | 1667 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Arent van 's-Gravesande |
| Style | neo-classical |
| Years built | 1667 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Middelburg |
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:
- Marekerk, round church of Leiden
- Ronde Lutherse Kerk, round church of Amsterdam
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Dutch Rijksmonument 29376 |
References
- Rijksmonument report
External link
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