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OPSTANDINGS CHURCH AMSTERDAM (KOLENKIT)
M.F. DUINTJER, -1956, De Leeuw van Vlaanderenstraat 124, Amsterdam
NH Opstandingskerk Amsterdam (Kolenkit) / Opstandings Church Amsterdam (Kolenkit) ( M.F. Duintjer )
© 2006 Jan Derwig

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Marius Duintjer

ARTIST:
Jef Diederen

BUILDING TYPE:
Religious buildings

Nicknamed the 'coal scuttle' because of its shape, this church is very much a law unto itself in this piecemeal urban setting, a landmark amidst indifferent housing. Light, the primary theme in Duintjer's churches, enters this one through high diagonal windows whose variety of angles makes for a disarming play of light below. A vicarage and shopping centre complete the ensemble.