Synagogue at Lekstraat

The Synagogue at Lekstraat in Amsterdam is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1936-37 by architect A. Elzas. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.

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Lekstraatsynagoge

The Lekstraat Synagogue dates from 1937 and is the last synagogue built in Amsterdam before the Second World War. The design is by architect Abraham Elzas (1907-1995) and dates from 1932. Elzas worked with and was influenced by Le Corbusier (Paris). This is reflected in the Lekstraat Synagogue, which was built in the style of the New Objectivity.

Maarten Lutherkerk

This church building was designed for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the architectural style of the Amsterdam School by the architect F Jantzen .

Heilige Gabriël

The Hillehuis, considered a textbook example of the first steps of the Amsterdam School. The result is still fairly traditional, with mainly vertical lines. Construction entrepreneur K. Hille was the client.