The Nieuwe Kerk ("New Church") in
Katwijk
Katwijk (), also spelled Katwyk, is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland, which is situated in the mid-western part of the Netherlands.
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, is the oldest and best known work of the architect
H.J. Jesse (1860–1943). It was built to replace the nearby
Andreaskerk, which had become too small.
Construction of the church
Plans for building a new church were first considered in 1850. The search for a suitable location for the church began in 1883. The church authorities held a design contest, and about 53 designs were sent in. They chose the design of
H.J. Jesse. Construction started in 1885, with the first stone being laid by the
Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
ess Van Wassenaer van Catwijck. The construction took two years, and the new church was opened in 1887. It is now a state monument.
Jesse designed a broad cross-shaped church with 1500 seats. The capacity was later extended to 2000 seats. The building consists of two wide, short aisles and a long
transept
A transept (with two semitransepts) is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In cruciform churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building withi ...
. The church tower is approximately 51 meters high.
Gallery
Image:Image-Van Den Heuvelorgel.JPG, Church organ
Image:Binnenkant van de Nieuwe Kerk.JPG, Inside of the church
Image:Nieuwe kerk Katwijk.jpg, Organ
Image:Klavieren Orgel Nieuwe kerk.jpg, Organ
External links
Pipe Organ DetailsAbout the church organThe church choir
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Churches in South Holland
Katwijk
Churches completed in 1887
19th-century churches in the Netherlands