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Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40
1012 GE Amsterdam
Netherlands -
+31 20 624 6604
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Neighborhood :
Rembrandtplein
http://www.opsolder.nl/ - Mon to Sat from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM,Sun from 01:00 PM to 05:00 PM
The Amstelkring Museum, Our Lord in the Attic, is housed in a 17th-century canal house. On the lower floors there are authentic living rooms that date back to the 17th and 18th Centuries. Upstairs there is a perfectly preserved Roman Catholic Attic Church, built in 1663. A maze of rooms, halls and staircases with lots of peepholes remind you of Holland's Golden Age. Following the Alteration in 1578 (when Amsterdam became Protestant), Catholics were not permitted to practice their religion in public. Instead, this took place in all sorts of rooms in houses, and later in fully furnished clandestine churches: the conventicles. These were privately owned, and designed not to be recognizable as churches from the outside. The entrance to Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder (Our Lord in the Attic) was in the alley rather than on the more conspicuous canal side. It served as a parish church until 1887. The building now houses a museum.
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“Amazing!”
As one who is Catholic, this was an amazing sight. Not only did the tour give a great insight into everyday life, it was just inspiring to thin...
“great museum- a historic home and a church!”
This was a great museum, there were good written descriptions in all the rooms. It packs a lot of daily -life history into a space that is much...
“The secret Catholic Church in the Attic”
This Catholic church in the Attic is an amazing museum visit while in the city of Amsterdam. The tour costs 7 per adult , which you make with your
“Interesting and Historical”
An interesting opportunity to see how p[erspectives changes on oppression, discrimination and power. Plus, it is beautiful, interesting, offer ...
“worth a visit!”
I've been to Amsterdam four times and have sampled quite a lot of its museums. The Amstelkring was very interesting. I have studied history so ...
“A Hidden Gem. Very Interesting and impressive”
Bang in the middle of the red light district and with a simple "Museum" sign outside you could perhaps expect very little from this tourist att...
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