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Protestant church of Buitenpost
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The Protestant church of Buitenpost[1] is a medieval religious building in Buitenpost, Friesland, in the Netherlands.
The late Gothic church with a quintuple closed choir was built in the late 15th century.[1] The tower of the church is much older and dates from c. 1200 it was heightened in the 16th century and has a tented roof.[1] The monumental pipe organ was built in 1877 by L. van Dam & Zn.[1]
It was originally a Roman Catholic church, becoming a Protestant church after the Protestant Reformation. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 7036 and is rated with a very high historical value.[2] The church is located on the Oude Havenstraat 1.[3]
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