he created as an opposite pole to the western tower group the high, gothic likely eastern tower helmet, replacing a bell floor and the Moller iron cupola. Pierre Cuypers was the uncle of Eduard Cuypers who trained in his practice as a young man. Other relatives who became architects are his grandsons Pierre Cuypers jr. and Theo Taen. Cuypers was a practising Roman Catholic and a member of the Lay Dominicans. As such, he was buried in the Dominican habit. He died in his home town of Roermond, aged 93. Bibliography A. J. C. van Leeuwen, Pierre Cuypers architect (1827–1921), Zwolle-Amersfoort-Zeist, 2007. H. Berens (ed.), P.J.H. Cuypers (1827–1921). Het complete werk, Rotterdam, Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, 2007. A. J. C. van Leeuwen, De maakbaarheid van het verleden. P. J. H. Cuypers als restauratiearchitect, Zeist-Zwolle, 1995. Major works Nijmegen railway bridge (Built 1875-1879) Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (Built between 1876–1885) Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) Castle de Haar (1892–1907) St. Martinuskerk, Groningen (Built 1895, Demolished 1982) Special festivities in connection with the "Cuypers year" The year 2007-2008 has been proclaimed "Cuypersjaar" (Cuypers year) in the Netherlands. A great number of activities and exhibitions are organized around this theme including an exhibition on Cuypers' architecture at the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam and Maastricht. See also Chief Architect of the Netherlands Hotel Polen fire References 1827 births 1921 deaths Dutch architects Dutch ecclesiastical architects Dutch Roman Catholics People from Roermond Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni Commanders of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Recipients of the Royal Gold Medal Railway architects Gothic Revival architects