Oude Kerk
Historic site · Amsterdam · Amsterdam
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Oude Kerk is Amsterdam's oldest building, begun around 1213 as a small wooden chapel built by fishermen and consecrated in 1306. Its wooden vault ceiling, built from Estonian oak around 1390, is the largest medieval wooden vault ceiling in Europe. The floor is paved with 2,500 gravestones covering roughly 60,000 burials, and the church switched from Catholic to Protestant use in 1578.
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- Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 13:00-17:30
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From Wikipedia
The Oude Kerk (English: Old Church) is a Reformed church in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being the oldest parish church in the city. The oldest structure in Amsterdam, the building was founded around 1213 and consecrated in 1306 as a Roman Catholic church by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint. After the Reformation in 1578, it became a Reformed (Calvinist) church, which it remains today. It is located in De Wallen and since 2012, the church has also housed contemporary art exhibitions. The square surrounding the church is the Oudekerksplein.
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Common questions
- Why stop at Oude Kerk on a bike ride?
- Oude Kerk is Amsterdam's oldest building, begun around 1213 as a small wooden chapel built by fishermen and consecrated in 1306. Its wooden vault ceiling, built from Estonian oak around 1390, is the largest medieval wooden vault ceiling in Europe. The floor is paved with 2,500 gravestones covering roughly 60,000 burials, and the church switched from Catholic to Protestant use in 1578.
- Where is Oude Kerk?
- Oude Kerk is in Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands).