Paradijskerk

The Paradijskerk is an Old Catholic church located at Nieuwe Binnenweg 25 in Rotterdam. Established in 1647 by chaplain Bernardus Hoogewerff, the church was originally situated in his birthplace, known as 'Het Paradijs', in Rotterdam's old city centre. Due to structural issues, a new building was constructed between 1908 and 1910, designed by architect Petrus Augustinus Weeldenburg. This neo-Baroque structure is notable for its two 50-metre-high towers and houses an 18th-century Baroque interior, including woodwork by Flemish sculptor Alexander Dominicus Pluskens. Remarkably, the church survived the Rotterdam Blitz in May 1940, making it the city's only remaining church with a Baroque interior.