Heilig Hartkerk, Maarssen

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Large neo-gothic church, late 19th century, in the middle of Maarssen. Designed by Alfred Tepe, after Cuypers the most important architect who built in this style. Moreover, in the then Archdiocese of Utrecht he had more or less a monopoly on the design of churches - there were more than 70 of them! - and related institutions (orphanages, schools). A rather tall building with a large tower. The guide explains: "In the difficult task of integrating a new, often quite voluminous building into an existing urban or rural environment, few will have surpassed Tepe. The H. Hartkerk in Maarssen, for example, is in the predominantly eighteenth-century buildings of this Vechtdorp so well absorbed that one almost gets the impression that the church was there first and that the further buildings have developed in its shadow. "

Very beautiful church. Service sung and with choir and good organist! Grandma Annie had to leave us. Rest in peace dear Grandma Really many attendees ..... indicates how much loved and involved Grandma was We hold Grandpa Jan in our arms !!

I was here on Whit Monday with my 90-year-old father. During the Mass, the pastor and his parishioners picked us up to sit with them and pray and sing with them. The welcome felt like a warm and beneficial bath and the church itself is fairly small and atmospheric. Absolutely worth repeating.

Beautiful church by architect Tepe, interior spacious and light.