Noorderkerk

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  • Address
    Noordermarkt 48, Jordaan
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  • Phone
    626 64 36

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Near the northern end of the Prinsengracht, this imposing Calvinist church was completed in 1623 for the 'common' people in the Jordaan. (The upper classes attended the Westerkerk further south). It was built in the shape of a broad Greek cross (four arms of equal length) around a central pulpit, giving the entire congregation unimpeded access to the word of God in suitably sober surroundings.

This design, unusual at the time, would become common for Protestant churches throughout the country.