Nieuwe Waalse Kerk

The Nieuwe Waalse Kerk is a late 19th-century church building on the Keizersgracht canal in . The building, a rare example of Romanesque Revival architecture in Amsterdam, has rijksmonument status.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Keizersgracht 676”, “rijksmonument 518336”, “rijksmonumentnummer 518336”, and “Van Raey huizen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Canal District and Museum Van Loon.

Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Museum
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is a located in a canalside house alongside the Keizersgracht in , . The museum is named after the family Van Loon that lived in the house from the 19th century.

Museum
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The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history, located at the in the borough of , close to the , the , and the . is situated 710 metres southwest of Nieuwe Waalse Kerk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam City Centre and Oude Pijp.

Suburb
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Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical of , , containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Noord-Pijp is a neighbourhood of , located in an urbanised part of the borough. It had a population of 14,102 in 2011 and an area of 68 hectares.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , located east of the original course of the Amstel River. This area is bounded by , , , Amstel, Kloveniersburgwal, , Geldersekade, and Prins Hendrikkade.

Nieuwe Waalse Kerk

Latitude
52.36331° or 52° 21′ 48″ north
Longitude
4.89377° or 4° 53′ 38″ east
Established
1856
Height
22 metres (71 feet)
Open location code
9F469V7V+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 268283592
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q2802982
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Dutch—“Nieuwe Waalse Kerk” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “新瓦隆教堂”
  • Dutch: “Nieuwe Waalse Kerk”

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