Salvatorkerk
Arnhem, NL
The Reformed Church of Arnhem opened its new church building on 8 February 1956. The church then contained 450 seats.
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Arnhem, NL
The Reformed Church of Arnhem opened its new church building on 8 February 1956. The church then contained 450 seats.
Bodegraven, NL
Important modern church with tower. Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Later church of the PKN.
Leeuwarden, NL
Built as a Reformed Salvator Church. In use as such until 1994. Attached to the building are a former parsonage and a former sexton's house. These were sold as separate lots when the Salvator Church was sold in 1996 and are no longer part of the church. For a number of years, the Seventh Day Baptists also attended church here.
Dronrijp, NL
The Salvius Church (D`Alde Wite or also D'Olde Wite) stands out because of the separate tower and the large church building. The first church dated from the 11th century. After a number of intermediate phases, the current building reached its size in 1544. The restoration began in 1997. On 8 June 2002, the church was put back into use. The church has since become the Protestant church of Dronrijp. (49-03/57-07).
Salzburg, AT
Salzburg Cathedral first existed as an 8th-century Romanesque building, but this building burned down twice in 1127 and 1167. An even larger Romanesque building was later erected, becoming the largest church north of the Alps, but the building also burned down in 1598 and was finally demolished in 1606. The present Baroque building was constructed between 1614 and 1628, during the Thirty Years' War. In October 1944, the cathedral dome collapsed during an air raid on Salzburg. From 1945 to 1959, the cathedral was renovated and the dome rebuilt. The building is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with the historic city centre of Salzburg.
Minsk, BY
The Salzman Synagogue was built in 1864 at the expense of the merchant Salzman for the poor Jews of Minsk in the suburb of Raków. During the Second World War, it was abandoned and was later rebuilt to house a sports club. Today, the two-storey brick building houses a chess centre.
Meppel, NL
Built as a Reformed Church, replacing an earlier church building elsewhere in Meppel. Beautiful neo-church, with a richly detailed facade and two (unequal) towers, designed by Roelof Kuipers (brother of the well-known architect Tjeerd Kuipers). Extensively renovated in 1921 or 1924 (built-in galleries in both transepts) and 1972 (major modernization). Nevertheless, the exterior and (the spatial effect of) the interior have remained largely intact. The Old Church is located on the Groenmarkt in Meppel. The name Old Church has little to do with the age of the building. The Old Church was originally the only church building of the Reformed Church in Meppel. This community later had, in addition to this church, a New Church from 1958 onwards. That church building was sold off by the Reformed Church in 1994, but the name Old Church has remained.
Apeldoorn, NL
Beautiful reconstruction church. . In the 1950s, the church was a new community in the southern urban expansion of Apeldoorn. The local community first met in a community center and then in the new church building. Since 1960 it has been an independent municipality next to the mother municipality, which has since been known as CGK Apeldoorn-Centrum alias Barnabaskerk.
Madrid, ES
The Iglesia de San Antonio de los Alemanes was founded by Philip III at the beginning of the 17th century. It is a unique church in Madrid for being completely decorated with fresco.
Valladolid, ES
The church of San Benito el Real, erected in 1499-1515 in a Gothic style, is one of the oldest temples of Valladolid. The upper parts of the towers were destroyed in the 19th century.
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