Johannes Hermandus Julius (Johan) Kayser ( Harlingen, 11 November 1842 -

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, 15 March 1917) was a

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architect, who was primarily engaged with the construction of churches. Apart from this he also designed schools and abbeys and oversaw many restoration projects. In the 1860s he worked together with

P.J.H. Cuypers Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. ...

, for whom he functioned as supervisor during the restoration of the Sint-Servaaskerk in Maastricht. In 1873 Kayser established himself as an independent architect in the city of

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, where he reached the position of the city's official architect. In 1891 he moved to

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. He became prominent for his churches and abbeys which were designed in a Neo-Gothic style. At first his churches were inspired by the French Gothic tradition, but after 1878 he turned more tot the Gothic architecture of Northern Germany. The Ursuline Convent in Eijsden (now the

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) was one of the major Neo-Gothic projects Kayser was involved in. The Ursuline sisters in Eijsden commissioned Pierre Cuypers to renovate and extend the building in 1899, and Cuypers turned to his old colleague for assistance in this project. The museum has dedicated exhibition rooms to the legacy of the Ursuline Sisters and the Neo-Gothic designs they commissioned. Oude Raadhuis - Venray.JPG, The Old Town Hall

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(1884-1885), designed by Johannes Kayser and later amended by his son, Jules Kayser Beek Rijksmonument 35784 grote St.Bartholomeus Kerkberg 1.JPG, St.Bartholomeus the Great, Kerkberg 1 in

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(Ubbergen), Rijksmonument 35784

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