Our Lord In The Attic Amsterdam

Ons lieve heer op solder olhos.

Our lord in the attic amsterdam.

Our lord in the attic church. The catholic church was built on the top three floors of the canal house during the 1660s. Our lord in the attic was not the only secret church in amsterdam. In those days there were many until the ban for catholic masses was lifted in 1850.

Our lord in the attic is a 17th century canal house house church and museum in the city center of amsterdam the netherlands. How to visit the museum our lord in the attic. History of our lord in the attic the beautiful canal house at 40 oudezijds voorburgwal has a secret. There are audio tours available in dutch english french german spanish italian and russian language.

A bigger secret church is de papegaai the parrot located in the middle of the busy shopping street leidsestraat. 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. A hidden church in the attic. The formal name is somewhat a mouthful museum ons lieve heer op solder which roughly translates to our lord in the attic a pretty big clue to its hidden secret.

Once a clandestine church our lord in the attic is a fascinating museum and one of the oldest institutions in amsterdam. Visitors can enjoy these stories with free audio guides. Amstelkring a surprising house our lord in the attic church the apparently normal house built on voorburgwal street three hundred and fifty years ago once hid a secret roman catholic chapel. 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.