12/1/2023 0 Comments Medieval wooden house![]() ![]() This multi-turreted building started out as one of Amsterdam’s fortified gates. The former weighing house, now café-restaurant In De Waag, dates back to 1488. An inscription on the lintel above the door of the former sacristy warns those about to get married: marry in haste repent at leisure. Composer and organist Sweelinck was the church’s main organist. The oak-encased Vater-Müller organ is surrounded by wooden statues of biblical figures. A secret door at the back of the church leads to the iron chapel, a former hiding place for important city documents. Wander through the church and notice many interesting details. One tomb might contain up to four graves because the dead lie buried on top of each other. More than 10,000 people were buried in the Old Church and the floor is covered with tomb stones. They provided the church with extra funds which were used to build aisles, chapels and more towers. Pilgrims came in the thousands after a miracle occurred. It was a gathering place for travellers and gave shelter to the homeless. Peddlers set up stalls in the aisles and merchants negotiated deals. Its yawning interior served many functions. The building of the church started in 1250. Nowadays, in ‘t Aepjen is a popular pub crammed with antiques and leather armchairs, but leave your monkey at home as it is cash only.Īmsterdam’s oldest monument is the Oude Kerk, Old Church, right in the middle of the Red Light District. ![]() The Dutch still have a saying: in de aap gelogeerd which translates as, spent the night in the monkey and means that someone is in difficulty. Sailors lodging in this hostel were easy to spot as they were scratching themselves madly and truly seemed to be in trouble. It was not long before the hostel was infested with monkeys and fleas. The innkeeper allowed sailors to pay their drinking and gambling debts by leaving a monkey behind, which they had brought back from the Dutch East Indies. In ‘t Aepjen (at the Monkey) is Amsterdam’s oldest pub and started life as a hostel for seamen. Only the Houten Huys, the wooden house, survives of the earliest cottages which consisted of brick and wooden buildings. This court was founded in the 14th century as a home for Beguines, an order of lay nuns who educated the poor and cared for the sick in return for lodging within the complex. Begijnhofīegijnhof is a secluded court surrounded by a huddle of 17th and 18th century houses overlooking a central green. When in 1452 another blaze swept through the city, legislation was passed banning the use of wood as building material. Few buildings from this period remain because in 1421 a fire destroyed two-thirds of the city. To be more precise that is the year city rights were granted. The other one is at number 1 Zeedijk, Tasting House In ‘t Aepjen. The oldest dates back to 1420, at number 34 Begijnhof. Only two medieval houses have survived in Amsterdam. ![]()
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