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Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam

The Co-cathedral Basilica of Saint Nicholas is located in the Old Centre district of , , very close to Amsterdam's main railway station.
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  • Opening hours:
    Sunday—Monday: noon—3:00 PM
    Tuesday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Amsterdam
  • Also known as: “Church of St Nicholas”, “Co-kathedrale Basiliek van Sint Nicolaas”, “Nicolaasbasiliek”, and “Sint Nicolaaskerk”
  • Address: Prins Hendrikkade 74-77, Amsterdam, 1012AE
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station.

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The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of . The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.

Railway station
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Amsterdam Centraal station is the largest railway station in , , the . A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands. is situated 280 metres north of Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam.

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The , originally part of the medieval city wall of , the Netherlands, was built in the 15th century. It is located at the Prins Hendrikkade 94 in the city center of Amsterdam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Oosterdokseiland.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is an island that forms a neighborhood of , just to the east of Amsterdam Centraal railway station.

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The is the medieval heart of . It is where most foreign visitors arrive and leave, and has a lot of the city's prime attractions.

Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam

Latitude
52.37643° or 52° 22′ 35″ north
Longitude
4.90115° or 4° 54′ 4″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Inception
1875
Levels
3
Open location code
9F469WG2+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174996833
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6951724
Wiki­data ID
Q1350750
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “església de Sant Nicolau”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Nicolau”
  • Chinese: “圣尼各老堂”
  • Chinese: “聖尼可拉教堂”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Nikole (Amsterdam)”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Nikole”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van de H. Nicolaas”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van de Heilige Nicolaas (Amsterdam)”
  • Dutch: “Co-kathedrale basiliek van de Heilige Nicolaas”
  • Dutch: “H. Nicolaas binnen de Veste”
  • Dutch: “Nicolaaskerk”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 4140”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Nicolas d’Amsterdam”
  • French: “église Saint-Nicolas d’Amsterdam”
  • German: “Basilika St. Nikolaus”
  • German: “Konkathedrale St. Nikolaus”
  • German: “Nikolaikirche”
  • German: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת ניקולאס הקדוש”
  • Ido: “Ko-katedralo Baziliko di Santa Nikolas”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Nikolaus, Amsterdam”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Nicola”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Nicola”
  • Korean: “세인트 니콜라스 대성당”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Никола”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Mikołaja w Amsterdamie”
  • Russian: “Церковь святого Николая”
  • Spanish: “basílica de San Nicolás”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Nicolás”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolas”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolás”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Nikolaasbasilyk (Amsterdam)”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Nikolaasbasilyk”

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