Vondelkerk

The Vondel Church is a church building located on Vondelstraat in . From 1880 to 1977, the building—designed by architect Pierre Cuypers—served as the Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Roman Catholic parish of the same name.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: church building in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Heilig Hart van Jezus”, “rijksmonumentnummer 5907”, and “Vondelkirche”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

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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.

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 780 metres east of Vondelkerk.

Sports venue
The Hollandsche Manege in is the oldest riding school in the , dating back to 1744. The current building, inspired by the in , was constructed in 1882. is situated 120 metres west of Vondelkerk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam Oud-West and West Amsterdam.

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Oud-West is a neighborhood of , , roughly covering the area between the Overtoom, a major thoroughfare west of the city centre, and the parallel De Clercqstraat, a shopping street.

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While often overlooked by foreign visitors, locals know that the west of has a lot to offer visitors. There's whole neighborhoods in unique 19th-century architectural styles, some of the best bars and clubs in Amsterdam, and the quickly gentrifying Oud-West.

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is a neighborhood in , . Along with the Overtoombuurt, it is part of the neighborhood of in the borough of .

Vondelkerk

Latitude
52.36128° or 52° 21′ 41″ north
Longitude
4.87369° or 4° 52′ 25″ east
Inception
1880
Open location code
9F469V6F+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57861238
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2142834
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Vondelkerk” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վոնդելկերկ”
  • Dutch: “Vondelkerk”
  • French: “Vondelkerk”
  • German: “Vondelkerk”
  • Italian: “Vondelkerk”
  • Limburgan: “Vondelkèrk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vondelkerk”
  • Russian: “Вонделкерк”
  • Slovenian: “Vondelkerk”
  • Ukrainian: “Вонделкерк”
  • Western Frisian: “Vondeltsjerke”
  • “Vondelkerk”

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Highlights include Consulate General of Morocco and Vondelparkpaviljoen.

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