Amstelkerk

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  • Address
    Amstelveld 10, Southern Canal Belt
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  • Phone
    520 00 70

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The unique, pinewood Amstelkerk was erected in 1668 as a noodkerk (makeshift church) under the direction of the city architect, Daniël Stalpaert. The idea was that the congregation would have somewhere to meet while a permanent church arose next to it. Plans for a stone church were abandoned in the 1840s, and the Amstelkerk's square interior was updated with neo-Gothic alterations, including a pipe organ.

The building now houses offices by a local city restoration group, and is a popular concert venue. The seats under the shady plane trees at the adjacent bar-restaurant Janvier are a wonderful place to nurse a drink.