4. Noorderkerk (North Church)

WESTERN CANAL RING / JORDAAN.   Designed by Hendrick de Keyser and constructed in the early 1620s, this church boasts a geometrical sensibility consistent with the era's humanist ideology. Its form is of a Greek cross, with four equidistant arms. The sanctuary, still used by the Protestant congregation, features large Tuscan pillars and a barrel-vaulted ceiling. At the juncture of the arms, a small tower crowns the exterior of the church and was executed by Hendrick Jacobsz Staets, town carpenter at the time. Concerts take place every Saturday at 2pm from mid-September to mid-June (bar Christmas), plus there are occasional evening concerts. More info from +31 20 620 3119 or www.noorderkerkconcerten.nl   (© 10Best)

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