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The Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck developed the architectural concept of the "Twin-phenomenon" through his study of primitive civilisations. The Twin-phenomenon refers to the concurrent manifestation of two opposing phenomena with a complementary relationship. The Roman Catholic Church in The Hague was the first religious building designed by Van Eyck after he developed this concept. This study analyses the manifestation of the Twin-phenomenon in the Roman Catholic Church in The Hague to understand how Van Eyck expressed sacredness in religious architecture. The study focuses on the three specific methods proposed by Van Eyck to express the Twin-phenomenon concretely: Intuitive pattern formation, structural analogy, and formation of the in-between. The findings show that the church manifests four dualities of the Twin-phenomenon: inside-outside, boundary-boundless, part-whole, and order-chaos. These four dualities of the Twin-phenomenon manifest within the church space and do not depend on specific forms or functions. Instead, they encourage users to perceive sacredness through direct interaction with the space.