Our Lord In The Attic Amsterdam Netherlands

It s is one of my favorite museums in amsterdam as it does a fantastic of teaching about the dutch way of life and dutch history.

Our lord in the attic amsterdam netherlands.

The catholic church was built on the top three floors of the canal house during the 1660s. During much of the 17th century roman catholic worship was banned in amsterdam. Travel back in time and discover the secret church ons lieve heer op solder hidden in a canal house in the centre of amsterdam. Don t let the.

Amsterdam netherlands the attic of a four century old canal house hides a clandestine church. Our lord in the attic luke j spencer the canal house at number 40 oudezijds voorburgwal amsterdam. Keep reading for the history of his hidden church tips for visiting our lord in the attic and how to save on admission fees by visiting onze lieve heer op zolder for free. Museum our lord in the attic acts in accordance with the coronavirus guidelines stipulated by the dutch government and the national institute for public health and the environment rivm and therefore asks visitors of the museum to agree to these guidelines when booking their ticket.

Our lord in the attic is a beautiful hidden church in amsterdam what looks like an ordinary canal house in the red light district turns out to be an entire hidden catholic church. Nothing prepared us for how excellent and interesting this house was. We found this in our guide book but it was quite hard to find on the edge of the red light district near oude kerk. However some catholics continued to worship in hidden churches of which our lord in the attic is the only surviving example.

The attic of this bourgeois house conceals a secret catholic church known as ons lieve heer op solder our dear lord in the attic originally built in 1663 when catholics lost their right to workship in their own way. The apparently normal house built on voorburgwal street three hundred and fifty years ago once hid a secret roman catholic chapel. Our lord in the attic most special museum in amsterdam this attraction is closed until further notice. Ons lieve heer op solder olhos.

Our lord in the attic was built in the mid 1600s in defiance of the calvinists but tolerated. Local catholics worshipped here from 1663 to 1887 when the nearby st. Our lord in the attic museum. Museum our lord in the attic previously called museum amstelkring is one of the most cherished museums in amsterdam with a special atmosphere that surprises every visitor.

Once a clandestine church our lord in the attic is a fascinating museum and one of the oldest institutions in amsterdam.