Amsterdam, Holland: The gravestone of Jacob de Graeff Dircksz, city regent, just one of Oude Kerk's many fancy gravestones.
Amsterdam, Holland: The gravestone of Jacob de Graeff Dircksz, Amsterdam regent, just one of the many fancy gravestones that floor the Oude Kerk ("old church"). It is Amsterdam’s oldest parish church, consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint. It stands in De Wallen, now Amsterdam's main red-light district. The square surrounding the church is the Oudekerksplein. (From Wikipedia: "Rembrandt was a frequent visitor to the Oude Kerk and his children were all christened here. It is the only building in Amsterdam that remains in its original state since Rembrandt walked its halls. In the Holy Sepulchre is a small Rembrandt exhibition, a shrine to his wife “Saskia” van Uylenburgh who was buried here in 1782. The church covers an area of some 3,300 square meters. The foundations were set on an artificial mound, thought to be the most solid ground of the settlement in this marshy province. The floor consists entirely of gravestones. The reason for this is that the church was built on a cemetery. Local citizens continued to be buried on the site within the confines of the church until 1865. There are 2500 graves in the Oude Kerk, under which are buried 10,000 Amsterdam citizens."
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Location: Amsterdam Holland Europe
Photo credit: © Carol Barrington / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: amsterdam, death, europe, graves, gravestone, holland, kerk, memorial, memorials, netherlands, oude, religion, religious, tombs, travel, vertical
