Oostkerk, Middelburg
Church in Oostkerkplein , Middelburg
51°30′10″N 3°37′14″E / 51.50278°N 3.62056°E / 51.50278; 3.62056
NetherlandsThe Oostkerk is a Protestant church in Middelburg. The church can be spotted on the Middelburg horizon by its characteristic round dome.
History
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
Other 17th century "round" churches of the Netherlands:
- Marekerk, round church of Leiden
- Ronde Lutherse Kerk, round church of Amsterdam
Dutch Rijksmonument 29376
References
- ^ a b c Rijksmonument report
External links
Media related to Oostkerk (Middelburg) at Wikimedia Commons
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