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Tilburg (NB)

 

 

 

The Hasseltse Kapel ('chapel of Hasselt') is Tilburg's oldest building, dating from ca. 1530. It has seen many uses since it was built. After its actual function was outlawed by Calvinist rule it has been a house and a pub and has been used for storage. Several modifications have been made in the past, especially in 1796, and in 1971-1972 the building was restored. The chapel is consecrated to the virgin Mary.

Location: Hasseltplein 7

 

 

 

 

The St. Dionysius- or Heikesekerk is Tilburg's oldest church, or at least it has the longest history, with its tower dating from the 16th century. In 1826-1829 the church itself was replaced by a new church in neo-Classical style. The tower and the rest of the front received a neo-Gothic treatment in 1895.

Location: Stadhuisplein 370

 

 

 

 

 

In 1822-1823 the protestant Pauluskerk was built, a church in neo-Classical style designed by J. Backx. Like many protestant churches of this period, it has a stretched octagonal ground plan.

Location: Heuvelstraat 141

 

 

 

 

 

The St. Dionysius- or Goirkesekerk is one of the oldest neo-Gothic churches in the Netherlands. The original church received a new front in late neo-Gothic style in 1903, while in 1937 and 1938 a new transept, choir and crossing-tower were added in Traditionalist Delft School style by architect C.H. de Bever. World War Two prevented the complete replacement of the church.

Location: Goirkestraat 68

 

 


 

 

 

H.J. van Tulder was one of the important architects of neo-Gothicism in the 's-Hertogenbosch diocese. His style always was of a rather decorative nature. The St. Jozef- or Heuvelkerk is his only surviving church in his hometown Tilburg. It was built from 1872 until 1889.

Location: Heuvelring 122

 

 

 

The Synagogue was built in 1873-1874 and was designed by local architect J.B.P.E. Fremau in a style with oriental influences. While this style is much more common for German synagogues, it is rather unusual for The Netherlands.

Location: Willem II straat 20

 


 

 

 

The O.L. Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen in Tilburg-Heikant dates from 1873 and was designed by J.C. van den Heuvel. It's a three-aisled cruciform basilica in early neo-Gothic style.

Location: De Schans 121

 

 

 

 

The Capuchin church was built in 1882 as part of a monastery. It was designed in a simple neo-Baroque style by capuchin architect V. van Deurne.

Location: Korvelseweg 165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The neo-Gothic Visitationist chapel was built in 1885 and was probably designed by A.G. de Beer. It's nowadays part of a school of arts.

Location: Bisschop Zwijsenstraat 7

 

 

 

 

 

The convent of the Poor Claires and its chapel were built in 1890 and were designed in neo-Gothic style by A.G. de Beer.

Location: Lange Nieuwstraat 191

 

 

 

 

 

 

The O.L. Vrouwe van de Rozenkrans or Hasseltse kerk is a three-aisled cruciform church in neo-Gothic style, designed by van A.G. de Beer and built in 1897-1898. In 2003, while being rebuilt into a community center, the church was badly damaged by fire. In 2005 it was repaired and given its new function.

Location: Hasseltstraat 194.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ursuline chapel is all that remains of a convent. The neo-Gothic chapel was built in 1907 and was designed by architect W.J.A. Bouwman.

Location: Elzenhof

 

 

 

 

 

Local architect Jan van der Valk was responsible for many houses and other buildings in Tilburg. The O.L. Vrouwe Moeder van Goede Raad is one of only a few churches he ever designed and certainly is his most impressive. It was built from 1911 until 1913 and was one of the first churches in the country to feature Expressionist influences. Especially the tower's decorative brickwork is noteworthy.

Location: Broekhovenseweg 2

 

 

 

 

This St. Antonius van Padua or Hoefstraatkerk is one of three churches that were dedicated to this saint in Tilburg. This church was designed by J. Margry and dates from 1911-1913. It's in a more or less neo-Romanesque style that's often called neo-Byzantine.

Location: Hoefstraat 199

 

 


 

 

The St. Margarita Maria Alacoque is a three-aisled cruciform church in a neo-Romanesque style. It was designed by local architect H.C. Bonsel and built in 1920-1922.

Location: Ringbaan West 302


 

 

The St. Gerardus Majella dates from 1921-1923 and was designed in Expressionist style by J.Th.J. Cuypers and his son P. Cuypers Jr..

Location: Wassenaerlaan 34

 

 

 

The chapel Goede Herder ('good sheperd') was built in 1923 as part of a school. Currently the neo-Romanesque chapel is part of a home for the mentally  retarded.

Location: Bredaseweg 375

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1923 the Gereformeerde kerk was built, a church in moderate Expressionist style, designed by A. Kool. In 1971 it was closed. Nowadays its used by an artist.

Location: Molenbochtplein 33

 

 

 

 

 

 

The St. Antonius van Padua or Korvelsekerk is the other surving Antoniuskerk. It was built in 1924 and was designed by Ed. Cuypers in a combination of styles, including the Berlagian Rationalism more common for protestant churches.

Location: Korvelplein 182

 

 

 

 

 

The former Dominican convent was designed by H.W. Valk and built in 1929. The nuns left the convent in 1983; after that, the chapel served as a Ukrainian Orthodox church for several years.

Location: Doctor Nuijensstraat 4

 
 

 

 

 

This church in Expressionist style, the St. Theresia, was also designed by H.W. Valk, in cooperation with C.W. van den Beld, and built from 1929 until 1931. It's an unusual building with its short tower and cone-shaped dome on the crossing. After it closed its doors as a church it was rebuilt into six apartments.

Location: Theresiaplein 1

 

 

 

 

 

The church Allerheiligst Sacrament, or Sacramentskerk, built in 1931-1932 and designed by M. van Beek, is a basilica in Traditionalist style. The church, which lost its spire in the 1980's or 1990's, has been threatened with demolition for several years.

Location: Ringbaan Oost 182

 

 

 

 

 

 

The St. Antoniuskapel was designed by C. Panis and built in 1933 as part of a monastery. The chapel in Expressionist style is nowadays a sound studio.

Location: Capucijnenstraat 76

 

 

 

 

 

Architect A.J. Kropholler designed the Mariëngaarde chapel, as well as the home for the elderly of that name it belongs to. The complex was built in 1935 and is in Kropholler's usual Traditionalist style.

Location: Burg. Damsstraat 35

 

 

 

 

Elim is the name of this reformed church, built in simple Traditionalist style in 1949. The name of the architect is not known.

Location: Minister Mutsaersstraat 22

 

 

 

 

 

In 1953-1954 the church O.L.V. Koningin van de Vrede was built, a building in the Traditionalist style of the Bossche School, designed by N.W. Pontzen.

Location: Ringbaan West 94

 

 

 

  

Architect J. Schijvens designed this modern chapel Onze Lieve Vrouwe ter Nood, which was built in 1964 to commemorate the victims of World War Two.

Location: Kapelhof 6

 

 
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