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The Marekerk is a
The church was designed by the city architect
/ref> It was opened in 1649. The main entrance was designed by Jacob van Campen in 1659.Rijksmonument report The organ was built by Pieter de Swart around 1560 for the choir of the Pieterskerk and it was moved to the Marekerk in 1733 and enlarged by Rudolph Garrels. It was restored in 1966 by Flentrop Orgelbouw. The
Protestant
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church
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in Leiden
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, located at the Lange Mare and the Oude Vest canal. The church can be easily seen from the Oude Vest and the Burcht van Leiden
The Burcht van Leiden (; Fort of Leiden) is an old shell keep in Leiden constructed in the 11th century. It is located at the spot where two tributaries of the Rhine come together, the Oude Rijn and the Nieuwe Rijn. The structure is on top of a ...
by its round dome.
History
The church was designed by the city architect Arent van 's-Gravesande Arent can refer to
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in 1639–1649, who also designed the Bibliotheca Thysiana
The Bibliotheca Thysiana was erected in 1655 to house the book collection of the lawyer Johannes Thysius (1621–1653). Upon his early death, he left a legacy of 20,000 guilders for the building of a public library ("tot publycque dienst der studi ...
on Rapenburg 25. It was one of the first churches in the Netherlands designed specifically for Protestant
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church services.Church website/ref> It was opened in 1649. The main entrance was designed by Jacob van Campen in 1659.Rijksmonument report The organ was built by Pieter de Swart around 1560 for the choir of the Pieterskerk and it was moved to the Marekerk in 1733 and enlarged by Rudolph Garrels. It was restored in 1966 by Flentrop Orgelbouw. The
carillon
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has a church bell by C. Wegewaert from 1647, with a diameter of 202.7 cm and it has a bell by Francois Hemony from 1663 with a diameter of 98.6 cm. The mechanical clock in the tower is by B. Eijsbouts in 1941, an electric winding mechanism was added later.
Services are held on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The church is open to visitors during Saturday afternoons in July and August and occasionally on Saturday afternoons throughout the year.
See also
Other 17th century "round" churches of the Netherlands: *Ronde Lutherse Kerk
The Ronde Lutherse Kerk (''round Lutheran church'') or Koepelkerk (''cupola church'') is a former Lutheran church in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the Singel canal. The church can be easily seen from the Singel, identified by its copper dome.
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, round church of Amsterdam
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* Oostkerk, round church of Middelburg
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marekerk Bell towers in the Netherlands Carillons Rijksmonuments in Leiden Churches in Leiden Protestant churches in the Netherlands Towers in South Holland