Oude Kerk
11 expert reviews
“Guides lead intriguing tours up into the tower. They depart every half hour. Prepare for lots of narrow stairs.”
– Lonely Planet
"The church contains a magnificent Christian Müller organ (1728) that's regularly used for recitals." Full review
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"This is Amsterdam's oldest surviving building (from 1306)." Full review
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"So called when the New Lutheran Church was constructed, this building was completed in 1633. Today the church belongs to the Amsterdam University." Full review
"How old is this church? 740 years."
"It remains a strikingly beautiful structure, with massive vaulted ceilings and gorgeous stained glass that betray the building’s Catholic roots." Full review
"Amsterdam's oldest church, and the center of Dutch prostitution. " Full review
"The tower dates from 1300, but most of the original basilica that was attached to it has long disappeared behind outgrowths of side chapels, transepts and clerestories. " Full review
"There's something odd about a Gothic church that's located in the Red Light District and surrounded by a brothel, but that's Amsterdam in a nutshell. " Full review
"This late-Gothic, triple-nave church has its origin in 1250...officially was designated as a museum in 2016, hosts two annual site-specific contemporary art installations, in summer and winter." Full review