A report on Begijnhof, Amsterdam

The Begijnhof of Amsterdam
Begijnhof, 2015
The Wooden House

One of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Amsterdam

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Capital and most populous city of the Netherlands; with a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area.

Capital and most populous city of the Netherlands; with a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area.

The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.
Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst
Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.
View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891
Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century
The rebuilt Magere Brug, around 1938.
People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945
The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.
Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal
Topographic map of Amsterdam
Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.
Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010
The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches
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A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.
Rokin – November 1977
Herengracht
Prinsengracht
The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.
The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.
The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world
The Zuidas, the city's main business district
Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
Spiegelgracht
De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.
An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.
The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.
Rembrandt monument on Rembrandtplein
Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016
The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre
One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride
AFC Ajax player Johan Cruyff, 1967
Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.
Boroughs of Amsterdam
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Police headquarters of Amsterdam
King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013
A tram crossing the Keizersgracht
The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.
Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.
Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht
Bicyclist at Amsterdam
The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

The oldest English-language church congregation in the world outside the United Kingdom is found at the Begijnhof.

Spui in 2008

Spui (Amsterdam)

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The Spui (.

The Spui (.

Spui in 2008
Spui in 2008
The statue Het Lieverdje
The English/Dutch piece of Een vertaling van de ene taal in de andere
The Helios building
Spui in the centre of Amsterdam, summer 2013
Spui 10

The Spui provides entry to the Begijnhof, a Medieval courtyard.

Beguine of Ghent. Excerpt from a manuscript of the beguinage of Sint-Aubertus, Ghent,.

Beguines and Beghards

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The Beguines and the Beghards were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Western Europe, particularly in the Low Countries, in the 13th–16th centuries.

The Beguines and the Beghards were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Western Europe, particularly in the Low Countries, in the 13th–16th centuries.

Beguine of Ghent. Excerpt from a manuscript of the beguinage of Sint-Aubertus, Ghent,.
Print of a Beguine in Des dodes dantz of Matthäus Brandis, Lübeck 1489.
A house in Bad Cannstatt formerly used as a beguinage. It was built in 1463 and restored in 1983.
Béguinage of St Elisabeth, Kortrijk

Some influential Beguinages were Begijnhof (Amsterdam), Begijnhof (Breda), Begijnhof (Utrecht).

Our-Lady Ter Hooyen, Small Béguinage of Ghent

Beguinage

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Architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.

Architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.

Our-Lady Ter Hooyen, Small Béguinage of Ghent
View of the Beguinage in Kortrijk
A beguine, inhabitant of a beguinage. Excerpt from a manuscript of the beguinage of Sint-Aubertus in Ghent. Made ca. 1840.
View of the Groot Begijnhof in Leuven
Beguinage at Sint-Truiden with its chapel, left

Begijnhof, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The English Reformed Church

English Reformed Church, Amsterdam

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One of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam, situated in the centre of the city.

One of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam, situated in the centre of the city.

The English Reformed Church
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the English Reformed Church

The Begijnhof, an enclosed courtyard, was a 14th-century residence for the sisterhood of the Catholic Beguines, and the church was originally established as their chapel.

The Begijnhof with the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam on the left and the Begijnhof Chapel on the right.

Begijnhof Chapel, Amsterdam

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Roman Catholic chapel run by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, in the St Nicholas Parish of Amsterdam.

Roman Catholic chapel run by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, in the St Nicholas Parish of Amsterdam.

The Begijnhof with the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam on the left and the Begijnhof Chapel on the right.
Situation sketch of the Beguinage ca.1544, historical engraving from 1729, unknown artist
Original chapel door (now entrance to the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam)
Entrance to the chapel is directly opposite to the entrance to the English Reformed Church

It is located in a former schuilkerk in the Begijnhof across from its original location, the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam.

Nieuwezijds Kapel 1664–1665

Heilige Stede

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Nieuwezijds Kapel (Dutch - New Side's Chapel), or Heilige Stede (Dutch - holy site) or Chapel of the Heilige Stede refers to a site in Amsterdam that includes shops and a Dutch Reformed church built in 1908 on the site of a church once called the Heilige Stede, originally built in the 15th century to replace a chapel that burned in a city fire of 1452.

Nieuwezijds Kapel (Dutch - New Side's Chapel), or Heilige Stede (Dutch - holy site) or Chapel of the Heilige Stede refers to a site in Amsterdam that includes shops and a Dutch Reformed church built in 1908 on the site of a church once called the Heilige Stede, originally built in the 15th century to replace a chapel that burned in a city fire of 1452.

Nieuwezijds Kapel 1664–1665
Storefronts on the Rokin today that were built as part of the complex in 1908, behind them the church tower can be seen

The miracle church's function had already long been taken over by the Roman Catholic schuilkerk at the Amsterdam Beguinage.