This is Selexyz Dominicanen–a former Dominican church dating back to the 13th century in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Frankly, this has to be the world’s coolest bookstore.
The Netherlands is the most secular country in Europe, the number of religious practitioners is dwindling. Hence churches have been becoming less and less frequently visited. But you know what happens to an abandoned building, it simply dilapidates. Thus churches in the Netherlands have been put to various non-religious purposes. Becoming a bookstore is one option.
The Netherlands is the most secular country in Europe, the number of religious practitioners is dwindling. Hence churches have been becoming less and less frequently visited. But you know what happens to an abandoned building, it simply dilapidates. Thus churches in the Netherlands have been put to various non-religious purposes. Becoming a bookstore is one option.