Explore Religious Heritage Across Europe

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Oosterlichtkerk

Bilthoven, NL

Beautiful modern church with semi-detached tower, containing three bells. Built as Dutch Reformed Church, named Opstandingskerk.

Oosterlichtkerk

Huizen, NL

Built as a Reformed Church. Now one of the three churches of the Protestant Community of Huizen. Interesting modern church without a tower. Since 2010, following the merger of the De Akker parish and Oostermeent parish, the church building has been called the "Oosterlichtkerk".

Oosterparkkerk

Oosterparkkerk

Amsterdam, NL

In 1902, architect Abraham Salm (1857-1915) designed a simple hall church with a sexton's house on the corner of Oosterpark and Tweede Boerhaavestraat, commissioned by the Mennonite Community of Amsterdam.

Oostkerk

Oostkerk

Middelburg, NL

The Eastern Church was built between 1648 and 1667 after a design from the two Dutch architects Bartholomeus Drijfhout and Peter Post. The construction was continued by the architect Arent van 's-Gravesande after Peter Post died.

Op de Helte

Roden, NL

Large Reformed neo-church with roof turret on the front facade.

Open Havenkerk

Oost-Souburg, NL

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Open Hof

Rotterdam, NL

Meeting hall.

Open Hof

Rijssen, NL

Modern church centre without tower. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.

Open Hof

Bleiswijk, NL

Exceptionally important reconstruction church with tower. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.

Open Hof

Culemborg, NL

Modern building with small bell tower.

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