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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ROTTERDAM (O.L.V. VAN ALTIJDDURENDE BIJSTAND)
J.P.L. HENDRIKS, W. VAN DER SLUIJS, L.A. VAN DEN BOSCH, 1952-1953, Burgemeester Baumannlaan 169-171, Rotterdam
RK kerk O.L.V. van Altijddurende Bijstand Rotterdam / Roman Catholic Church Rotterdam (O.L.V. van Altijddurende Bijstand) ( J.P.L. Hendriks, W. van der Sluijs, L.A. van den Bosch )
© 2007 Rook & Nagelkerke
This Roman Catholic church is a beacon of traditionalism amidst the prefab housing and modernist shopping centre of Overschie. Resembling a basilica in parti, the brick building's interior boasts thick-set tiled columns with round arches. The main space could accommodate 1000 worshippers. Next to the entrance is an octagonal baptistery; the sacristy is in an annexe at the rear. A second annexe contains the trapezium-shaped presbytery with its decorative brickwork. A tall steeple has been passed over in favour of a monumental front with a modest bell tower.