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Hilversum (NH)
 

 

 

 

 

The reformed church is the successor of the medieval church of St. Vitus, of which only the tower remains. The old church was damaged by fire in 1766 and 1686 and finally replaced by a new church in neo-Renaissance style in 1891. That church was itself destroyed by fire in 1971 and rebuilt in 1977.

 

 

 

 

 

The Roman Catholic St. Vitus is a neo-Gothic church designed by P.J.H. Cuypers and built in 1891-1892. It is regarded as one of Cuypers' most important works. For this church he cooperated with his son Jos Cuypers, while the overseer K.P.C. de Bazel later became a famous architect himself.

 

 

 

 

 

The Old-Catholic St. Vitus is a remarkable building in a neo-Baroque style, designed by P.A. Weeldenburg and built in 1888-1889. Unlike the Roman-Catholics, the Old-Catholics preferred other styles than Gothicism for their churches.

 

 

 

 

 

Another Roman Catholic church is the O.L. Vrouwe Onbevlekte Ontvangenis ('Our Lady Immaculate Conception'). This church, designed by W. te Riele, was built in 1910 and mixes neo-Gothicism with a centralizing ground-plan.

 

 

 

The Heilig-Hartkerk is a Roman Catholic church designed by H.W. Valk and built in 1927-1928.

 
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