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Amstelkerk
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.
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Guan Yin Shrine
Europe's first Chinese Imperial-style Buddhist temple is dedicated to Guan Yin, the Buddhist prophet. The ornate 'mountain gate' - an intriguing concept in the narrow confines of the Zeedijk, let alone in horizontal Holland - refers to the traditional setting of Buddhist monasteries. The middle section set back from the street was designed along principles of feng shui.
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St Nicolaaskerk
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.
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Zuiderkerk
Near the Pintohuis, a passageway through the modern Pentagon housing estate leads to the Zuiderkerk, the 'Southern Church' built by Hendrick de Keyser . His tower, 1m off plumb, dates from 1614. This was the first custom-built Protestant church in Amsterdam - still Catholic design but no choir. The final church service was held here in 1929 and at the end of WWII it served as a morgue.
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