The Village Church, nicknamed De Peperbus, is an eight-sided cupola church on the Delftsekade near the historic centre of Leidschendam.
After seven years of construction, the church was inaugurated in 1653. The architect was Arent van 's-Gravesande, who became famous in 1636 after the construction of the current The Hague Historical Museum. The octagonal church was given a semicircular dome and a belfry with dome. The district water boards of Delfland and Rijnland and the cities of Delft, Dordrecht, Gouda, Haarlem and Leiden each donated a stained glass window.
In 1693 the church burned down. It was rebuilt in the same style by Jacob Roman, financed by lottery funds, among other things.
In 1865, the appearance of the church changed. During a restoration, the domed roof of the church and the small dome of the belfry were replaced by a pitched roof, making the church considerably higher. The entrance to the church was given an external portal.
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