The Nieuwe Kerk is a historical Protestant Reformed church dating from the 17th century on the Nieuwe Kerksplein in

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...

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History

The tower was built in 1613 by

Lieven de Key Lieven de Key (1560 – 17 July 1627) was a Flemish renaissance architect who after working in his native Flanders moved to work in the Dutch Republic. He is mostly known today for his works in Haarlem. His style is described by Simon Schama as M ...

against the older St. Anna church that itself was replaced by a design by

Jacob van Campen Jacob van Campen (2 February 1596 — 13 September 1657) was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age. Life He was born into a wealthy family at Haarlem and spent his youth in his hometown. Being of noble birth and with time on his han ...

in 1645-1649.

Rijksmonument A (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands had 61,822 l ...

report The organ was originally built by J. van Covelen in the 16th century for the St. Bavochurch and was moved to the Nieuwe Kerk in 1791 by H. Hess. The mechanical clock in the tower is from 1795. In the church tower there is a bell from 1749 with a diameter of 98 centimeters by Cyprianus Crans. File:Exterieur vanuit het zuiden naar tekening van P.Saenredam in het Gemeente Archief Haarlem - Haarlem - 20099110 - RCE.jpg File:Reproductie van tekening Archief Monumenten Zorg - Haarlem - 20099108 - RCE.jpg File:Het interieur van de Nieuwe Kerk met preekstoel, ziende naar het zuiden. NL-HlmNHA 54004678.JPG File:Interieur naar het westen - Haarlem - 20099133 - RCE.jpg File:De toren van de Nieuwe Kerk, ziende naar het oosten. Aangekocht in 1977 van United Photos de Boer bv, NL-HlmNHA 1478 25900 K 38.JPG File:Nieuwekerk haarlem.jpg File:Nieuwe Kerk (Haarlem) lateraal.jpg

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Churches in Haarlem History of Haarlem Rijksmonuments in Haarlem Churches completed in 1613 Reformed church buildings in the Netherlands 1613 establishments in the Dutch Republic Buildings of the Dutch Golden Age Baroque architecture in the Netherlands Baroque church buildings {{Netherlands-church-stub