![]() Amstelveen-Bovenkerk (NH): St. Urbanus (P.J.H. Cuypers, 1873-1889) ![]() The St. Urbanus is a highlight of the second period in Cuypers' career. It is a three-aisled hall-church in neo-Gothic style, even though the exterior suggests a pseudo-basilica; all three aisles are covered by the same roof, although the side-aisles have seperate gables and roofs square on the axis of the nave, similar to many of Cuypers' other churches built after 1870. On the outside it looks as if the central aisle is much higher than the side-aisles, but inside three aisles are equally high. The church has a hexagonal tower, inspired by that of the Jacobskerk in Den Haag; this allowed Cuypers to have the main entrance parallel with the road and still have the choir at the east, which was considered of high importance back then. The space between transept and choir is filled with a sacristy on the south side and a lateral choir on the north side. Standing next to the church is the presbystery, which was also designed by Cuypers. |
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