Enschede Discovery Tour: Church and the Rebuilt Roombeek

Grote Kerk

The Grote Kerk stands in the middle of the Oude Markt, the oldest heart of Enschede. In the mid 19th century the columns were removed and the two choirs became…

Oude Markt

The Oude Markt is the square around the Grote Kerk. Markets were held here in the past. Look at the houses around it: most of the façades date from after the g…

Stadhuis

Enschede town hall was designed by G. Friedhoff in the Delft School style, after a study trip to Scandinavia. The first stone was laid on 15 September 1930 and…

Rijksmuseum Twenthe

Rijksmuseum Twenthe opened in 1930 and was built around the collection of a Twente textile manufacturer. The building is by architects Anton Beudt and Karel Mu…

Lasonderkerk

The Lasonderkerk was consecrated on 13 November 1927 and designed by the brothers Jan and Theo Stuivinga. In 2001 the church was repaired, and in 2010 a hall w…

Roomweg

The Roomweg runs through the rebuilt district of Roombeek. Residents had a say in the plots and the street names. That way Roombeek became neither a copy of th…