Interior Of Our Lord In The Attic

Interior view of the church of our lord in the attic in amsterdam.

Interior of our lord in the attic.

The house itself is about 400 years old however exploring it is part of the charm as you know that there s a church inside but you need to keep climbing the stairs until you find its secret. Museum our lord in the attic amsterdam. I had some difficulty finding the museum but it was well worth it. Museum our lord in the attic.

The attic of this bourgeois house conceals a secret catholic church known as ons lieve heer op solder our dear lord in the attic originally built in 1663 when catholics lost their right to workship in their own way. You might have passed this house and thought nothing of it however our lord in the attic is one of the last remaining hidden churches in amsterdam. On the top floor is a small chapel with narrow benches and two semi floors suspended from the roof. The attic of a four century old canal house hides a clandestine church.

It is believed that the church could seat up to 150 people. Annually about 85 000 people visit the museum. Our lord in the attic museum. It became known by the code name the hart after its owner but later on people began to call it our dear lord in the attic.

Museum our lord in the attic is amsterdam s second oldest museum. Amsterdam s magnificent our lord in the attic museum museum ons lieve heer op solder canal district by amsterdamwonderland february 15 2020 amsterdam has hundreds of museums some that are world class others we d advise you give a wide berth yes cheese museum tulip museum hash museum and sex museum we re talking to you shops are definitely not museums. A 17th century canal house with a church in the attic. And possibly the most surprising one.

A businessman named jan hartman built a chapel in his home in 1661. A uniquely preserved seventeenth century house from the 17th century also named the dutch golden age. This was a great way to see an attic church and the interior of a canal house in a relatively short visit. Our lord in the attic a hidden catholic church tucked away in the attic of a 17th century merchant house.

Review of museum ons lieve heer op solder. The main highlight of the museum is the secret chapel our lord in the attic which you get to by walking up a steep and narrow staircase. Our lord in the attic. The museum contains the front room the between room the hall the church the lady chapel the confessional the jaap leeuwenberg hall and the 17th century kitchen.

Our lord in the attic luke j spencer the canal house at number 40 oudezijds voorburgwal amsterdam looks much like the. The museum was previously named museum amstelkring and is now called museum ons lieve heer op solder english.