St Nicolaaskerk

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  • Address
    Prins Hendrikkade 73, Centrum
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  • Phone
    624 87 49
  • Tue-Sat 11:00 - 16:00 , Mon 12:00 - 15:00

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Lonely Planet review

In plain view from Centraal Station, the magnificent cupola and neo-Renaissance towers belong to the city's main Catholic church, the first built after Catholic worship became legal again in the 19th century. The interior is notable for its high altar, theatrical crown of Emperor Maximilian I and depictions of the Stations of the Cross, on which tireless painter Jan Dunselman laboured for 40 years.

St Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers, so the church became an important symbol for Amsterdam.