H.H. Petrus and Paulus Church Leidschendam

Beautiful church, situated on a square with restaurants, terraces and a view of the water and lock.

The Roman Catholic cross basilica of Peter and Paul is of general interest because of its cultural-historical value as a representative of the boom in Roman Catholic church building in the Neo-Gothic style after the restoration of the episcopal hierarchy in 1853. The church is of general interest because of its architectural-historical value as an example of Neo-Gothic inspired by early French Gothic, in which style characteristics from Romanesque architecture are still clearly present; as a representative example from the church oeuvre of the architect E.J. Margaret; due to the reasonable degree of intactness in main form, detailing and use of materials of the exterior and interior; because of the art-historical value of some interior parts. The church is of great urban importance because of its very iconic location near the lock within the village view of Leidschendam.
Source: Cultural Heritage Agencyalso see:
reliwiki.nl/index.php/Leidschendam,_Sluiskant_28_-_Petrus_en_Paulus
historievanzuidholland.nl/histories/histories/h-h-petrus-en-pauluskerk-in-leidschendam

The H.H. Petrus en Pauluskerk is a church building in the Dutch town of Leidschendam, province of South Holland. The church is a design by the Dutch architect Evert Margry. The building is a cruciform basilica in neo-Gothic style with round shapes. Inside there are murals by painter Jan Dunselman. WikipediaOpen: 1880Province south-HollandArchitect: Evert Margry