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Nederland - Renswoude, Koepelkerk

April 1638, Johan van Reede, Lord of Renswoude, submitted a request to the States of Utrecht to have his own church and minister. Permission was quickly granted and on 11 November 1638, the first minister was confirmed. In August 1639, the first stone of the Koepelkerk (Domed Church) was laid. Construction lasted until 1641. There's no real evidence for it, but the design is usually attributed to well known Dutch architect Jacob van Campen.

The square facade stone shows the coats of arms of Van Reede-Van Eede and is adorned with the Danish Order of the Elephant. The coats of arms painted on the ceiling of the dome are those of the donors who financially supported the construction of the church. Below them are twelve royal coats of arms.

Until 1922 the church was the property of the lords of Renswoude, after which it was handed to the reformed community of Renswoude. The Koeplkerk is a Dutch national monument.
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34 comments

Annemarie said:

a nice image Jaap

Happy new week!
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Stephan Fey said:

A good start of the week, Jaap!
4 weeks ago

Gudrun said:

Especially the cupola is very impressive! A good start to your week!
4 weeks ago

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* said:

belle série et magnifique orgue***********************
Belle semaine et bon mois de décembre mon ami♫
4 weeks ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

An interesting church, Jaap.
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Madeleine Defawes said:

Superbes images extérieure et intérieures !
Bonne semaine. Amitiés
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

Excellent architecture; great framing by the branch. Have a great new week, Jaap. All the best, Joe
4 weeks ago

Nicole Merdrignac said:

Très belle photo de cette eglise . Bonne semaine .
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Guy Bacca (guybac) said:

Excellentes images de cette église avec sa belle architecture et de beaux détails dans les PIPs
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Mario Vargas said:

geat serie
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Günter Klaus said:

Da zeigst du sehr schöne Bilder von dieser Kirche lieber Jaap,schön sind diese Innenaufnahmen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 weeks ago ( translate )

J.Garcia said:

Splendid image and PIP(s), Jaap!
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Herb Riddle said:

Another good series.

HBM, enjoy the week. Herb
4 weeks ago

Keith Burton said:

A beautiful series as always Jaap. The church looks very impressive and I love the interior shots.

Excellent work sir..!!
4 weeks ago

TOZ said:

Another fine set of images Jaap.
Have a great week.
TOZ
4 weeks ago