Basilica of Saint Nicholas - Prins Hendrikkade 73
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Contact Basilica of Saint Nicholas
| Address : | Prins Hendrikkade 73, 1012 AD Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Phone : | 📞 +78 |
| Postal code : | 1012 |
| Website : | http://www.nicolaas-parochie.nl/ |
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| City : | Amsterdam |
| Description : | Grand Catholic church with an elaborate interior featuring many frescoes & stained-glass windows. |
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asdrubal medina on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This Church is from late 12th century. Beautiful. Spanish mass on Friday & Sunday
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Robin Irwin on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a great active church with some amazing restored frescoes and stained glass windows. Very worth the visit!
Every sunday they have mass in English and Dutch.
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Fernando F on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful church very close to the main station in the city center. People are so busy and running around that do not notice this catholic gem right in the Heart of Amsterdam. It’s a nice place for meditation and a break from the pace from the streets. There’s a choir playing every Saturday afternoon. It’s worth a check. Also there’s a big pipe organ.
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Lex Universe on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ While probably not the right tourist spot, this building is a beautiful landmark of the city. And even though you may not wanna go inside, just stop buy and spare a glance at this marvel of Neo-Baroque and Neo-Gothic architecture.
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Merd Güm ! on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Massive Christianity atmosphere thrills you. Good place. Well done Pope ??
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C J Griffin on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Grand church near to Amsterdam central station.
Great interior paintings and windows.
The main facade is flanked by two towers, with a rose window in between. The centre of this window contains a bas-relief sculpture, depicting Christ and the four Evangelists, made in the Van den Bossche and Crevels workshop in 1886. A sculpture of the patron saint of both the church and the city of Amsterdam is also placed in a niche in the upper section of the gable top. The well-known sculptor Bart van Hove (1850-1914) made the sculpture in 1886.
The crossing of the main body of the church is articulated by a large octagonal tower with a baroque style dome and lantern, crowned by a cross. The basis of the floor plan is a classic three-aisled cross-basilica, with a nave, two aisles and a single transept. The choir has a conventional location, at the end of the nave. At the south-east ends of each side aisle, two chapels are located: one devoted to Mary and one to Joseph.
It is a few minutes walk away from Amsterdam train station.
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Robert Diel on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Basilica of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Basiliek van de Heilige Nicolaas) is located in the Old Centre district of Amsterdam, Netherlands, very close to Amsterdam's main railway station. It is the city's primary Roman Catholic church.
The church is built on a previously urban site, necessitating a northwest-southeast axis to be adopted, rather than the standard east-west axis. It lies between the street, Prins Hendrikkade, and the canal, Oudezijds Kolk.
When built, the church was called St. Nicholas inside the Walls, i.e. inside the Amsterdam City wall, the oldest part of the Amsterdam defence works. The architect, Adrianus Bleijs (1842-1912) designed the church based on a combination of several revival styles: the most prominent being the Neo-Baroque and neo-Renaissance.
Well worth a visit.
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Dr Win Sutanto on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Located opposite Amsterdam Central Station this magnificent monument is the most important Roman Catholic church in the capital. I wasn't able to enter this time but could only admire the architect from outside which is absolutely stunning even on a cloudy day. I'm determined to return soon!
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