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Den Haag (ZH) part 1/2

Capital of the province of Zuid-Holland and de facto capital of The Netherlands. Also known as 's Gravenhage and The Hague. The former village of Scheveningen is now a part of the city but has a page of its own. These page show a few of the churches in Den Haag, both inside and outside the centre, as well as the former village of Loosduinen.

 
Den Haag





The Grote Kerk ('great church') is the oldest church in the centre of Den Haag and is also known by its original catholic name of (St.) Jacobus. The nave was the first example of the 'The Hague hall-type' (see Gothic). 

Location:  Rond de Grote Kerk 10
 


 


The Gothic Kloosterkerk ('monastery's church") was the church of a Dominican monastery. Although monastic life ended in this city in 1574, the church has survived, first serving profane uses, later as a reformed church. This church is another example of the The Hague Hall-type.

Location: Lange Voorhout 2

 


 

 



The Nieuwe Kerk ('new church'), built in 1648-1659, is a highly original example of early protestant church architecture and was designed by architect Pieter Noorwits.

Location: Spui 175

 

 

 




The Old-Catholic H.H. Jacobus en Augustinus is a so-called hidden church, built in 1720-1722.  Behind this house-like facade a church with a Baroque interior is hidden. This interior was probably designed by Daniel Marot, a French protestant refugee and an important architect in his time.

Location: Juffrouw Idastraat 7a

 

 

 

 

 
The Lutheran church dates from 1759-1761 and was built on the site of a predecessor, which opened in 1620. While the church was designed by Coenraad Hoeneker, Pieter de Swart designed the facade in Classical style. 

Location: Lutherse Burgwal 9

 

 

 

 

 

The Walloon church is a building in a very moderate neo-Classical style, designed by J. van Duijfhuijs. Its construction was ordered, and partly paid for, by  king Lodewijk Napoleon in 1807 as compensation for the restitution of the chapel of the castle to the catholics, a building the Walloon protestants had used until then.

Location: Noordeinde 23a-25

 







The plans for the catholic cemetery St. Petrus Banden were made by A. Tollus, who also designed this neo-Classical cemetery chapel built in 1833-1838.

Location: Kerkhoflaan 10

 

 


The neo-Classical St. Theresia of Avila was built in the courtyard of the former Spanish embassee in 1839-1841 and was designed by T.F. Suys. The embassee used to have a Jesuite chapel that attracted many local catholics in the 17th century.
Location: Westeinde 12a

 

 

 

 

Standing in an alley that is overlooked easily is the German reformed church, a building in early Neo-Gothic style built in 1860-1861 after a design by architect H. Wentzel from Berlin.

Location: Bleijenburg 5

 


 

 

 

The Willemskerk is the name given to the former royal stables when it became a church in 1856. It was built in 1845-1846 and is a classic example of early Neo-Gothic, showing influences from both English Gothic and neo-Gothic. Architect was either G. Brouwer or J.G.W. Merkes van Gendt. Only the facade has been spared from demolition and now hides an office-building. 

Location: Nassaulaan 12

 

 










The Catholic Apostolic church was built in 1868 and was designed by C.W. van Capellen in an Eclectic style.

Location: 1e De Riemerstraat 1

 

 

 

 

Although he was probably the most important and productive Dutch architect of the 19th century, P.J.H. Cuypers only designed one church for Den Haag. This is the H. Jacobus de Meerdere ('St. James Major'), built in 1875-1878. To make as much use of the available space Cuypers had positioned the butresses inside the church rather than outside, this way allowing the walls to be built a bit further outwards.

Location: Parkstraat 65a

 





The Malakkakapel or Vredeskapel was built in 1879-1880 as a reformed chapel. It was designed by architect H.F.G.N. Camp, who used an Eclectic style with neo-Classical features.

Location: Malakkastraat 3

 

 

 

 

 
The Mennonite church is one of a few neo-Romanesque churches in the city built by the various protestant denominations in response to the more catholic neo-Gothicism. It dates from 1885-1886 and was designed by K. Stoffels.

Location: Paleisstraat 8


 

 

 

 
The neo-Gothic O.L.V. Onbevlekt Ontvangen is often regarded the absolute highlight in the career of architect N. Molenaar. The design was inspired by the Notre Dame in Paris. The church was built in 1891-1892.

Location: Elandstraat 194


 

 

 

 
Another catholic church in neo-Gothic church is the St. Agnes. It dates from 1902-1903 and was designed by A.A.J. Margry and J.M. Snickers.

Location: Beeklaan 188

 
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