Sint Laurentiuskerk / Alkmaarse Cuyperskerk is a Roman Catholic Church built in 1861. The architect of the Laurentius Church is the famous architect Pierre Cuypers (1827 - 1921) who built many churches and other buildings in our country, such as the Central Station and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It is listed a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.
The Remonstrantse Kerk is a historical Remonstrant Church built in 1658.
The Kapelkerk (Chapel Church) in Alkmaar was built in 1475. It belongs to the Dutch Reformed Church (NGK). It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.
In 1808, a private house was redeveloped as a synagogue. The building was expanded and the current front façade with its neoclassical entrance, which looked very similar to the synagogue in Enkhuizen, was added After a subsequent expansion in 1844, the interior was changed according to the plans of the architect W.D. du Croix. On both sides of the entrance an inscription can be found with the date (5)586 and (5)604 according to the Hebrew calendar which respectively corresponds with 1826 and 1844. The front entrance originally contained other Hebrew inscriptions referring to Haggai 2:9 and Psalm 55:15. A renovation of the building took place in 1932 by the architect A. Eczas and functioned as a synagogue until 1942. Ten years later, the building was sold to the Baptist community and was therefore subsequently used as a church.
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