Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Noorderkerk
Right
De Krijtberg
Churches
Oude Kerk
The oldest and greatest of
Amsterdam's churches
(see pp28-9)
.
Zuiderkerk
The splendid spire, with its
columns, clocks,
pinnacles and onion
dome, was much
admired by Sir
Christopher Wren, and
is still a prominent city
landmark, even though
the Zuiderkerk ceased
to function as a church
in 1929. Today it is an
information centre for
urban development.
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Zuiderkerkhof 72
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Map P4
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Church open 11am-4pm
Mon, 9am-4pm Tue-Fri,
9am-8pm Thu. Free
•
Tower
open Jun-Sep: 2-4pm Wed-Sat.
Admission charge
Nieuwe Kerk
The second parish
church in Amsterdam was
built after the congregation
outgrew the Oude Kerk.
Burnt down several times,
its oldest part is the choir,
dating from around 1400
(see pp34, 83)
.
Westerkerk
After the Alteration of
1578
(see p21)
, the first
Dutch Protestant churches to be
built were the Zuiderkerk, the
Noorderkerk and the Westerkerk
- all designed by Hendrick de
Keyser. The Westerkerk has the
city's tallest tower, topped by
the gaily painted imperial crown
of Maximilian of Austria
(see p91)
.
Zuiderkerk
Noorderkerk
Hendrick de Keyser's last
church, begun a year before he
died in 1621, is quite different in
style. Built for the poor of the
Jordaan, it is an austere brick
building with only the shortest of
spires. Designed on a Greek
Cross plan, it has a central pulpit
and four hipped roofs.
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Noordermarkt 44-48
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Map D2
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Open
11am-1pm Sat (and regular afternoon
concerts), 10:30am-12:30pm Mon
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Free
Engelse Kerk
In the middle of the
Begijnhof, the pretty English
Reform Church got its name
from the English (and Scottish)
Presbyterians who worshipped
there after it was requisitioned
in 1578
(see pp22-3)
.
Väter-Müller organ, Oude Kerk
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