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 The Oude Kerk (Old
Church) by Paul2001
Interesting enough the Old Church is located in Amsterdam's Red Light District, sitting at it's Northern edge. In fact as I went to visit the church, I saw the local police bust a young man for what I assume to be a drug related crime. This involved an exciting footchase where a local pedestrian assisted the police by giving the feeling felon a solid bodycheck that would of done Scott Stevens of the NHL proud. Just a stones through from the church you can see numerous scantly clad young lasses sell themselves from the storefront windows.
The church is open on Monday to Saturday from 11am to 5pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 5pm. Leave a Comment Phone: +31-20-6258284Directions: The Northern periphery of the Red Light DistrictWebsite: http://www.oudekerk.nl
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 by jo104
Unfortunately you can only visit the tower on weekends when special tours are operated. We decided not to visit the church as the tower was not open but decided to rather climb the tower of Zuid Kerk which was open with a 30min tour.
Opening hours Mon – Fri 11am – 5pm & Sun 1-5pm Adults Euro 5
Tower open Weekends 1pm-5pm every 30min Euro 5
Museum card – free, children under 12 free Leave a Comment
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 The oldest building in A'dam:
the old church by Pavlik_NLLeave a Comment
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 Oude Kerk in the Red
Light District by Helga67
This church, built in the 15th century, was the favourite church of the sailors. The interior is simple but nice. You will notice a lot of 'souvenirs' from the sailors (painted and sculpted boats) and graves of Dutch admirals. You can visit the octagonal tower but you need to pay. Leave a Comment
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 Tower of the Old Church by martin_nl
For a fee you can climb the tower from where you will have a great view! Leave a Comment
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The oude kerk or the old church is one the oldest building in Amsterdam. It was built on the site of a wooden church from the 12th century. The church was Consecrated by the bishop of Utrecht in 1306 and was originally called Sint-Nikolaaskerk. St. Nicholas was the patron saint of the city.
The church is magnificant inside and outside. It is located right at the beginning of the red light district. Once you get inside, you will noticed the unusal wooden roof. It is the largest medieval wooden vault in Europe.
The floor inside the church is actually gravestones. Rembrandt's wife Saskia was buried here. Over 10,000 citizens of Amsterdam was buried here until 1865.
The church was Catholic before the Alteratie in 1578. After the reformation, Amsterdam became a protestant city and the church was modified to fit into the protestant style. When the new townhall in the dam square completed and the Nieuw Kerk gradually took over its status.
The church is a now a popular venue for special exhibits and concerts.
You also have to check out the wood carving by the chorus bench. They are craved to depict proverbs at that time. You can take a map from the entrance and it will explain what each craving means. They are quite interesting. Phone: +31-20-6258284Directions: Near Central station, right at the begining of Red Light District.Website: http://www.oudekerk.nl
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The Oude Kerk, or Old Church, is one of the oldest churches in Amsterdam, dating from the 1300s. Strangely enough, it is located in the middle of the infamous Red Light District, providing sinners an opportunity to redeem themselves.
Although church services are still held in a small portion of the church, most of the church's interior is now used as an exhibition space (there was an art show there when we visited). The most interesting features of the interior are its massive pipe organ, its surviving stained glass windows, and the wooden ceiling. Another other interesting feature of the church's interior are the gravestones in the church's stone floor, the most famous of which is the grave of Rembrandt's first wife, Saskia. Leave a Comment Phone: +31-20-6258284Directions: The Oude Kerk is located in the red light district on the western side of the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal.Website: http://www.oudekerk.nl
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 Old Church (Oude Kerk) by Jarin
The church has a large, well-known Vater-Mueller organ (1724). It is a peaceful place surrounded by shops, restaurants, prostitution and drug trade. Leave a Comment
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 Oude Kerk by sswagnerLeave a Comment
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 Oude Kerk Tower by mightywease
The interior of the church is large and quite spartan with its stone floor and plain walls, which I imagine provide a good backdrop to the exhibitions the church sometimes hosts. Decoration is in the form of some interesting stained glass windows, the ornamented organ, the vaulted ceiling and – my favourite – the carved wooden choir stalls some illustrating sayings and proverbs.
Entrance Fee is about 4 euros each Leave a Comment
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