Amsterdam

The Candlestick

  Burgemeester Vening Meineszlaan ,   Zuidoost          (+31) 206 95 10 12     more than a year ago
Due to the process of secularisation, which has gripped the Netherlands for quite some time now, more and more churches have been turned into luxury apartments by project developers. In the Bijlmer district a housing association has found an innovative solution to this problem. No less than 15 church congregations now use the same building for their services, but at different times, of course. All together there are five rooms available with a total capacity of 900 seats. From the outside the building itself doesn't in any way resemble a traditional Dutch church. It's sandwiched between other buildings, there's no church tower, no stained glass windows or any other religious embellishments at the entrance, but considering the beautiful names of the congregations inside like the Arise for Jesus Ministry and Love Christian Church, the message and symbolism is perhaps more important than the actual architecture.

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