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Old Church Description

(Local Name: Oude Kerk) Amsterdam's oldest church (Oude Kerk) was built in 1306 as a small cruciform church to replace a wooden church which is thought to have been built here in about 1300. It was the first hall church (i.e. with the aisles the same height as the nave) in North Holland and the model for other churches in the region (e.g. in Edam). It was dedicated to St Nicolaas by the Bishop of Utrecht. There were soon plans for enlarging it and in 1370 two chapels were built on to the choir and an ambulatory added. The church was spared the two great fires which devastated Amsterdam in the Middle Ages. Other chapels were partly endowed by guilds. The large side chapels were added around 1500. The alterations

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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Gothic; Architecture - Medieval; Christian sites; Architecture - Renaissance; Stained glass of note; Tombs, burial site; Towers, monuments, observation deck

Address

Oude Kerk
Oudekerksplein 23
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Netherlands

http://www.oudekerk.nl

Hours

March 1 to December 31

Open	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	13:00
Closed	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25)