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In terms of urban development, this church forms a beautiful ensemble with the Reformed Breeplein Church, which is situated diagonally opposite it and also has a large tower.

St. Lambertus, 1876-1881, PJH Cuypers. Single-nave neo-Gothic cruciform church in sober brick shapes with a tower, crowned by a spire. Wooden barrel vaults. Neo-Gothic marlstone chapel in the shape of a cross in the churchyard, crowned by a fioel and surrounded by buttress arches. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Historic church with a tower from the 13th century. The upper part dates from 1842. The interior of the Roman Catholic St. Lambertus Church was restored between mid-January and the end of May 2004. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Neo-Gothic church. The tower was added separately in 1891 to prevent settlement. The tower was blown up by the Germans on 26 October 1944 and after the war it was only restored to the height of the nave and adorned with a saddle roof. The interior features beautiful brickwork that is polychromed here and there.

The church is in fact the successor (in the Catholic sense) of the church of the neighbouring village of Lambertschaag , also dedicated to Saint Lambertus. This church was transferred to Protestant hands during the Reformation , after which the Catholics had to use clandestine churches . In 1816 the clandestine church was replaced by a real church, located on the site of the current church. This church was enlarged in 1854.

Beautifully situated beautiful neo-Gothic church with a defining tower, since 1979 (fire H. Verlosserkerk) the highest existing church tower in Rotterdam, at the bottom of the high Oostzeedijk (height of the tower in m to be determined). Replaced an older church from 1802/1830 in the then village of Kralingen, later annexed by Rotterdam. Early work designed by architect EJ Margry. In Rotterdam, this church is in 2023 one of the two remaining neo-Gothic churches that are actively used as a Roman Catholic Church (the other is the St. Hildegardiskerk in the Het Oude Noorden district). Despite a modernization of the interior in 1969, in which, among other things, the pew plan was replaced and the pulpit and communion bench disappeared, the architecture and furnishings have been well preserved in many details. This church contains an important Maarschalkerweerd organ. The church is open every Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 for viewing, prayer, etc.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Lambertus. Gothic building modified by extensions, consisting of a 15th century tower, a three-aisled basilica nave from the beginning of the 18th century, a lower 16th century transept next to which a similar second transept was built in 1911 with eastern choirs, and a deep and low choir in Gothic shapes, also built in 1911. These extensions were designed by the architect F. Ludewig. Flat tower, at the foot of the nave during the construction period, sheathed with a projecting section of brick, interspersed with layers of tuff stone, as also occurs on the nave and transept. In the second section pointed arch niches, in the third pointed arch sound holes; from four- to octagonal constricted slate spire. Buttresses on the side aisles; in the nave walls above alternating windows and niches. Five-sided Mary chapel from 1550 against the west side of the southern aisle. The nave was classically altered internally in 1824, whereby the clerestory is hidden from view by a barrel vault in stucco; cove moulding; arches and capitals (ionic) in stucco. In the old transept star vaults on figuratively sculpted corbels. In the Mary chapel five-sided rib vault, of which the keystones and corbels are decorated with angel figures. Over the tower portal a cross-rib vault on corbels. Inventory: carved wooden communion bench from 1759; oak pulpit from around 1750; organ case and organ stand from the first half of the 19th century as well as the organ, a two-manual instrument made in 1850 by FC Smits from Reek. Wooden statue of Mary by Walter Pompe, 1751. Painting by MS Vos, 1591, depicting the Lamentation of Christ; 16th century wooden crucifix. Brass chandelier, two six-lights. In the roof turret a clock by Petit and Fritsen, 1823, diam. 47 cm. Mechanical tower clock, electric winding. On the tower of the church is a large sundial, painted on a stone slab built into the wall.

St. Lambertus Church. Three-aisled pseudo-basilica with three-sided closed choir, 15th century, extended in 1953 after the destruction of the west tower in 1944. Statue of Christ on the cold stone, 16th century, a crucifix. In the angelus tower a bell by A. Jullien, 1715, diam. 40.3 cm.

Central Roman Catholic church and parish in the centre of Helmond. Very important early neo-Gothic church building with tower. Richly detailed interior with, among other things, a historical organ. This church is comparable to the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, an earlier design by Th. Molkenboer, especially because of the exuberant polychromy.

Neo-Gothic church with tower.