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. Gilded Ceiling VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The delicate
15th-century vault Practical Information
paintings have a gilded Oudekerksplein. Map 2 D4.
background. They were Tel 020-6258284.
hidden with layers of ∑ oudekerk.nl
blue paint in 1755 and Church: Open 11am–5pm Mon–
not revealed until 1955. Sat, 1–5pm Sun. 5 11am Sun.
& 7 Tower: Open Apr–Sep:
1–5pm Thu–Sat; Oct–Mar: phone
020-6892565 to arrange a visit.
Transport
v 4, 9, 16.
. Lady Chapel
(1552)
The Death of the
Virgin Mary by Dirk
Crabeth is one of
three restored
stained-glass
windows in the
Lady Chapel.

Brocaded Pillars
Decorative pillars
originally formed niches
holding a series of statues
of the Apostles, all
destroyed by the
iconoclasts in 1578.
KEY
1 Tomb of Admiral Abraham van
der Hulst (1619–66)
2 Christening chapel
3 The spire of the bell tower was
built by Joost Bilhamer in 1565.
François Hemony added the 47-bell
carillon in 1658.
The Red Door 4 Tomb of Saskia, wife of
The inscription on Rembrandt (see p80)
the lintel above the 5 Tomb of Admiral Jacob van
door into the former Heemskerk (1567–1607)
sacristy warns those
about to enter: 6 17th- and 18th-century houses
“Marry in haste, 7 Former sacristy
repent at leisure”.

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