5906 x 3937 px | 50 x 33,3 cm | 19,7 x 13,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
27. April 2012
Ort:
The Netherlands Holland Amsterdam Noorderkerk Prinsengracht Noordermarkt 44
Weitere Informationen:
Residents in the northern part of the Nieuwe Werck, which was later called the Jordaan, considered the distance to the Westerkerk church, that was being built, too great and wanted a house of god in their own neighbourhood. The construction of the Noorderkerk church in the period between 1620 and 1623 on the Princenmarkt square granted that wish. Hendrick de Keyser created the design for the church. After his death in 1621, the construction was completed by his son Pieter, together with the city architect Hendrick Jacobsz Staets and the city mason Cornelis Danckertsz de Rij. The church has a basic layout of a Greek cross (all arms of equal length) in combination with an octagon; a revolutionary shape for that time. This form of construction also came with practical advantages; this way the pulpit could be placed in a location that was visible for everyone in the church. The satisfaction with the Noorderkerk church was so great – ‘this is the best church Amsterdam has, because it is best suitable for hearing and putting into practice religion’ – that the square was soon named after the church; Noordermarkt square.
