Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
De Krijtberg
Like many Catholic churches
in Amsterdam, De Krijtberg
(meaning Chalk Mountain) is
known by its nickname rather
than its official name, Franciscus
Xaveriuskerk (after St Francis
Xavier, a founding Jesuit monk);
designed in 1884 by Alfred Tepe,
it replaced a clandestine Jesuit
chapel
(see p21)
. It's an
impressive building, with an
elegant, twin-steepled Neo-
Gothic façade and an ornate
interior that stands in marked
contrast to the austerity of the
city's Protestant churches.
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Singel 448
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Map M5
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Open 1:30-5pm
Tue-Thu and 30 mins before services:
12:30pm & 5:45pm Mon-Fri; 12:30pm
& 5:15pm Sat; 9:30am, 11am, 12:30pm
& 5:15pm Sun
•
Free
St Nicolaas Kerk
Waalse Kerk
This church - founded in
1409 - is all that is left of the
convent of St Paul. Its name
means Walloon Church, a
reference to the Low Countries
(now Belgium), from where
Huguenots fled the Catholic
terror to seek refuge in
Amsterdam. In 1586 they were
given use of the Waalse Kerk so
that they could continue their
worship in French. It has a
historic organ dating from 1680,
renovated in 1734 by master
organ builder Christian Müller.
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Oudezijds Achterburgwal 159
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Map P4
Mozes en Aäronkerk
Here, the nickname comes
from two gablestones depicting
Moses and Aäron on the house
fronts that hid a clandestine
church within. It was replaced
in 1841 by the present Neo-
Classical building, its towers
inspired by St Sulpice in Paris.
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Waterlooplein 205 • Map Q5
St Nicolaaskerk
Dedicated to the
patron saint of sea-
farers, the church
was commissioned
by the congregation
of
Ons' Lieve Heer
op Solder (see
pp20-21)
. A C Bleys,
the architect, came
up with a Neo-
Renaissance building.
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Prins Hendrikkade 76
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Map Q1
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Open noon-3pm
Mon & Sat; 11am-4pm
Tue-Fri; mass 12:30pm
Mon-Sat; 10:30am, 1pm
(Spanish) Sun
•
Free
5
Centraal
Station
£
STATIONS
PLEIN
9
Nieuwe
Zijde
3
1
2
BEURS
PLEIN
Jordaan
DAM
Oude
Zijde
0
4
BEGIJNHOF
6
Negen
Straatjes
8
7
MR VISSER
PLEIN
A
AMS
500
yards
0
metres
500
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