Oudekerksplein
Sign in to saveThe Oudekerksplein () is a square in the centre of Amsterdam. It is named after the 14th-century church Oude Kerk which dominates the square. The Oudekerksplein is wedged between the Warmoesstraat street and Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal. From the square, the Oudekerksbrug bridge crosses the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal and continues eastwards, through the Oudekennissteeg and Molensteeg alleys, towards the Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Zeedijk.
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- Instance of
- square
- Named after
- Oude Kerk
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Amsterdam
- Location
- Amsterdam
- Image
- Sex worker statue Oudekerksplein Amsterdam.jpg
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- Commons category
- Oudekerksplein
- street address
- Oudekerksplein, Amsterdam
- postal code
- 1012HA
- described at URL
- adamlink.nl/geo/street/oudekerksplein/3398
- inception
- 1342-00-00
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The Oudekerksplein () is a square in the centre of Amsterdam. It is named after the 14th-century church Oude Kerk which dominates the square. The Oudekerksplein is wedged between the Warmoesstraat street and Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal. From the square, the Oudekerksbrug bridge crosses the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal and continues eastwards, through the Oudekennissteeg and Molensteeg alleys, towards the Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Zeedijk.
Originally the Oudekerksplein was a graveyard. In 1655, the graveyard was cleared and moved to a new location beyond the city limits, creating the present square.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oudekerksplein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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