Interior Of Our Lord In The Attic

The museum was previously named museum amstelkring and is now called museum ons lieve heer op solder english.

Interior of our lord in the attic.

Review of museum ons lieve heer op solder. Museum our lord in the attic. Our lord in the attic. A 17th century canal house with a church in the attic.

Museum our lord in the attic previously called museum amstelkring is one of the most cherished museums in amsterdam with a special atmosphere that surprises every visitor. It is believed that the church could seat up to 150 people. And possibly the most surprising one. Our ladybird in the attic a family tour for young and old tucked away in the heart of amsterdam s inner city lies a small marvel.

A uniquely preserved seventeenth century house from the 17th century also named the dutch golden age. 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. On the top floor is a small chapel with narrow benches and two semi floors suspended from the roof.

I had some difficulty finding the museum but it was well worth it. 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. Museum our lord in the attic amsterdam. 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.

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. The attic of a four century old canal house hides a clandestine church. 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. One of those hidden churches still survives as a museum and is well worth the visit.

Our lord in the attic luke j spencer the canal house at number 40 oudezijds voorburgwal amsterdam looks much like the. Our lord in the attic a hidden catholic church tucked away in the attic of a 17th century merchant house. 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. 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.

A businessman named jan hartman built a chapel in his home in 1661. Our lord in the attic museum.