Scheveningen (ZH): Nieuwe Badkapel (W.Ch. Kuijpers, 1915-1916)
For
the many protestant tourists that visited Scheveningen in the Summer a
special church was built in 1874. It was a small neo-Gothic building
designed by H.J. van den Brink which, despite World War One, was later
replaced by the current church. This church, which was designed by the
relatively unknown architect W. Ch. Kuijpers, is built in Rationalist
style, a mixture of influences of architect H.P. Berlage and
Jugendstil popular among protestant architects in the first two decades
of the century. The building has the shape of a Greek cross with arms
of equal size, each with a big window which reminds of the previously
popular neo-Renaissance style. In the front two corners are towers,
with on top of each a spire of natural stone in Jugendstil style. On
the crossing is a small dome in a similar style. |
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