The Amstelkerk (English: Amstel Church ) is a Reformed church building in central Amsterdam , Netherlands . It lies in the southern part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood, near the Amstel River , between the Prinsengracht, Reguliersgracht and Keizersgracht. The church was designed by Daniël Stalpaert and was originally intended as a wooden emergency church, erected to provide for church services in the fourth Golden Age extension of Amsterdam laid out in 1662, but it was never replaced by a more permanent building. The church was expanded several times starting in 1673 with annexes built of stone. The interior originally had a very modest appearance, but was replaced by a neogothic design by Hendrik Springer in 1842. In the early 19th century, plans were drawn up, but never executed, to build the Dutch Mint in the square next to church. The church was bought by Stadsherstel Amsterdam in the late 1980s, which completed renovations in 1990.
4-458: The building is no longer in use as a church. Some parts of the building have been converted to office space, and the church is used for classical concerts . The building is open to the public on weekdays from 9:00 to 17:00. Johannes Paulus Stricker, the uncle of Vincent van Gogh , was a preacher in the Amstelkerk. This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in
8-451: A learning space . The term is taken from Latin (from audītōrium , from audītōrius ("pertaining to hearing")); the concept is taken from the Greek auditorium, which had a series of semi-circular seating shelves in the theatre , divided by broad 'belts', called diazomata , with eleven rows of seats between each. The audience in a modern theatre are usually separated from the performers by
12-514: The proscenium arch , although other types of stage are common. The price charged for seats in each part of the auditorium (known in the industry as the house ) usually varies according to the quality of the view of the stage. The seating areas can include some or all of the following: Sports venues such as stadiums and racetracks also have royal boxes or enclosures, for example at the All England Club and Ascot Racecourse , where access
16-483: The Netherlands is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Auditorium An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances. For movie theatres , the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens . Auditoriums can be found in entertainment venues, community halls, and theaters, and may be used for rehearsal, presentation, performing arts productions, or as
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