Oudshoornse Kerk

The Oudshoorn church is one of the oldest buildings in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn. The Craftsman of Oudshoorn, Cornelis de Vlaming living in Amsterdam, asked and was granted permission in 1661 by the States of Holland and West Friesland to found his own church building. Most of the 42,000 guilders church with school, rectory and sexton's house was financed by the craftsman himself. Daniël Stalpaert was recruited as a master builder and the foundation stone was laid in 1663. After more than two years, on October 12, 1665, the church building, which shows a remarkable relationship with the later built Amsterdam Oosterkerk, was taken into use. The basic shape of the church is a Greek cross, covered by two hipped roofs with an octagonal turret. The colorful interior with its stained glass makes for a unique spectacle. The current bell to ring is from 1835. The first restoration of the Oudshoornse Kerk took place in 1855. From 1979 to 1983, the church was restored again, which involved more than six million guilders.

Beautiful historic church building; very beautiful vaults and insanely good acoustics for classical music.

Very beautiful church

Beautiful old church

Nice church building, fortunately still in use