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The Ronde Lutherse Kerk (''round Lutheran church'') or Koepelkerk (''
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, Netherlands, on the
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canal. The church can be easily seen from the Singel, identified by its copper dome.


History

The church was designed by Adriaan Dortsman (ca. 1636-1682) and was opened in 1671.Rijksmonument report In 1822 the church was nearly destroyed; it was rebuilt in 1826. The organ was built by J Batz in 1830, and restored in 1983 by Flentrop Orgelbouw. In 1935 the Lutherans left the building and it became a concert hall. The neighboring Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel (formerly the Sonesta Hotel) rents the church building from the Lutheran Church. In 1975 a tunnel was built by the hotel to access the church.Marriott website
on the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel which uses it as a venue for events and conferences. In 1983 the church was closed for restoration, but in 1993 the dome caught fire, and the church was again restored. The church is not open to the public, but interested persons may request to view it at the Renaissance Hotel. A security guard accompanies visitors through the tunnel to the church, where the ground floor of the consistory has been converted to bathrooms and the upper floor to a meeting room. Of the main hall, the impressive columns, galleries, organ and pulpit can still be seen.


See also

* Luther and the swan Other 17th century "round" churches of the Netherlands: * Marekerk, round church of
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* Oostkerk, round church of
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