Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
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The Nieuwe Kerk is a 15th-century church in Amsterdam located on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Formerly a Dutch Reformed Church parish, it now belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
The Nieuwe Kerk as seen from Dam Square
Sun dial on West side
Original entrance (the former stained-glass window was bricked up when the organ was installed)
Houses built up against the church
Dam Square
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Dam Square or the Dam is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country.
Dam Square with the Royal Palace (center) and the back of the National Monument (left) in 2024.
National Monument, with the Hotel Krasnapolsky on the right.
The Dam in 1544, as an actual dam in the river Amstel. View faces roughly southwest. On the right hand side are the old town hall and the Nieuwe Kerk.
The Dam with the weigh house, late 1600s by Gerrit Berckheyde.