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26-670: In the Middle Ages, Amsterdam’s important documents were stored in a special cabinet that was kept in the so-called ‘Iron Chapel’ (IJzeren Kapel) in the Old Church ( Oude Kerk ). In the nineteenth century, the archives moved to the Waag building at the Nieuwmarkt , and in 1914 to the former town hall of Nieuwer-Amstel . Since the summer of 2007, the Amsterdam City Archives have been located in

52-472: A central tower (e.g., Gloucester Cathedral ) or a crossing dome (e.g., St Paul's Cathedral ). Since the altar is usually located at the east end of a church, a transept extends to the north and south. The north and south end walls often hold decorated windows of stained glass , such as rose windows , in stone tracery . Occasionally, the basilicas and the church and cathedral planning that descended from them were built without transepts; sometimes

78-475: A central panel by Jan van Scorel and side panels painted on both sides by Maarten van Heemskerck . Only the paintings on the ceiling, which were unreachable, were spared. Locals would gather in the church to gossip, peddlers sold their goods, and beggars sought shelter. This was not tolerated by the Calvinists, however, and the homeless were expelled. In 1681, the choir was closed-off with an oak screen. Above

104-575: A miracle. The Host was put in a chest and installed at the Oude Kerk; however, it disappeared during the Reformation . Transept A transept (with two semitransepts ) is a transverse part of any building , which lies across the main body of the building. In cruciform (" cross -shaped") churches , in particular within the Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architectural traditions,

130-428: A transept is an area set crosswise to the nave . Each half of a transept is known as a semitransept. The transept of a church separates the nave from the sanctuary , apse , choir , chevet , presbytery , or chancel . The transepts cross the nave at the crossing , which belongs equally to the main nave axis and to the transept. Upon its four piers , the crossing may support a spire (e.g., Salisbury Cathedral ),

156-419: A wooden chapel had been erected at the location of today's Oude Kerk. Over time, this structure was replaced by a stone church that was consecrated in 1306. The church has seen a number of renovations performed by 15 generations of Amsterdam citizens. The church stood for only a half-century before the first alterations were made; the aisles were lengthened and wrapped around the choir in a half circle to support

182-594: Is Amsterdam 's oldest building and newest art institute (since 2012). The building was founded about 1213 and consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint. After the Reformation in 1578, it became a Calvinist church, which it remains today. It stands in De Wallen , now Amsterdam's main red-light district . The square surrounding the church is the Oudekerksplein . By around 1213,

208-417: Is generally a historical disaster, fire, war or funding problem, to explain the anomaly. At Beauvais only the chevet and transepts stand; the nave of the cathedral was never completed after a collapse of the daring high vaulting in 1284. At St. Vitus Cathedral , Prague , only the choir and part of a southern transept were completed until a renewed building campaign in the 19th century. The word "transept"

234-459: Is occasionally extended to mean any subsidiary corridor crossing a larger main corridor, such as the cross-halls or "transepts" of The Crystal Palace , London, of glass and iron that was built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. In a metro station or similar construction, a transept is a space over the platforms and tracks of a station with side platforms, containing the bridge between

260-499: The Oude Kerk to create site-specific installations . The church also has a permanent exhibit on its history and that of the city of Amsterdam. In mid-March each year, Catholics arrive at the Oude Kerk to celebrate the " Miracle of Amsterdam " that occurred in 1345. After taking communion, a dying man vomited the Host . When his vomit was thrown into a fire, the Host did not burn and was proclaimed

286-681: The Oude Kerk was Roman Catholic . Following William the Silent 's defeat of the Spanish in the Dutch Revolt , the church was taken over by the Calvinist Dutch Reformed Church . Throughout the 16th-century battles, the church was looted and defaced on numerous occasions, first in the Beeldenstorm of 1566, when a mob destroyed most of the church art and fittings, including an altarpiece with

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312-520: The best acoustics in Europe. The Oude Kerk contains 12 misericords , leaning posts installed underside folding seats. 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 2,500 graves in the Oude Kerk, under which are buried 10,000 Amsterdam citizens, including: The Oude Kerk holds four pipe organs ,

338-567: The city from the church's bell tower. He is buried in the church. 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 1642. Each year on 9 March (8 March in leap years), at 8:39 am,

364-463: The city, and an Archives Database, providing scans of archival material on request, including a wealth of sources for genealogical research, accessible through several indexes. These scans now number more than seven million. The Amsterdam City Archives also shares the available expertise on Amsterdam and its history through publications and events. The Archives regularly presents temporary exhibitions, while noteworthy documents are on permanent display in

390-506: The city. The municipalities of Ouder-Amstel and Amstelveen have also deposited their historical archives at the Amsterdam City Archives. In addition, the City Archives houses a large collection of images and audio-visual material, as well as a library. Among the various documents of international significance kept at the Amsterdam City Archives are the archives of the Heineken brewery and

416-443: The early morning sun briefly illuminates her tomb. An early spring breakfast event is held annually. The church covers an area of some 3,300 m (36,000 sq ft). The foundations were set on an artificial mound, thought to be the most solid ground of the settlement in this marshy province. The ceiling of the Oude Kerk is the largest medieval wooden vault in Europe. The Estonian oak planks date to 1390 and boast some of

442-439: The iron chapel. The bust of famous organist and composer Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621) celebrates the lifetime he spent playing in the church. His early career began at the age of fifteen when he succeeded his deceased father Pieter Swybertszoon as the Oude Kerk's organist. He went on to compose music for all 150 Psalms and secured an international reputation as a leading Dutch composer. His music would also be played over

468-420: The monumental building De Bazel , in the city-centre, which derives its name from the famous Dutch architect Karel de Bazel, who designed it. The Amsterdam City Archives belongs to the government of Amsterdam . It preserves the archives of the municipal government and of the national government when related to Amsterdam, besides those of private institutions, families or individuals, and companies connected with

494-473: The old church organ built in 1658 and the cabinet organ built in 1767. The third was built by the German Christian Vater in 1724 and is regarded as one of the finest Baroque organs in Europe. It was acknowledged by the church Commissioners as "perfect". The organ was dismantled whilst renovations were made to the church tower in 1738, and upon reassembling it, Casper Müller made alterations to give

520-538: The organ more force. It became known as the Vater-Müller organ, to acknowledge the improvement of sound. The fourth was constructed for the church by Organi Puccini of Pisa in 2010. Beginning in spring of 2019 the completely restored Vater-Müller organ will again be played. The Oude Kerk is now a centre for contemporary art and heritage. Artists including Nicolas Jaar , Marinus Boezem , Christian Boltanski , Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller were commissioned by

546-404: The renowned Concertgebouw , letters written by Charles Darwin and Mahatma Gandhi , an eighteenth-century trade agreement between the city and the newly founded United States of America , the book containing the excommunication of seventeenth-century philosopher Spinoza , and a police report about the theft of Anne Frank ’s bike, dated April 13, 1942. The Amsterdam City Archives also monitors

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572-414: The screen is the text, The prolonged misuse of God's church, were here undone again in the year seventy-eight, referring to the Reformation of 1578. In that same year, the Oude Kerk became home to the registry of marriages. It was also used as the city archives; the most important documents were locked in a chest covered with iron plates and painted with the city's coat of arms. The chest was kept safe in

598-581: The so-called: Amsterdam Treasure Room. Wander through the Treasure Room, dating from 1926. Find out about Rembrandt or Johan Cruyff and their times. Marvel at the medieval charter cabinet. And follow the change from a small city in a medieval world to a world city in our times. Historical films about Amsterdam are shown in a small movie theatre. Admission is free. [REDACTED] Media related to Stadsarchief Amsterdam at Wikimedia Commons Oude Kerk (Amsterdam) The Oude Kerk ( English : Old Church)

624-469: The structure. Not long after the turn of the 15th century, north and south transepts were added to the church creating a cross formation. Work on these renovations was completed in 1460, though it is likely that progress was largely interrupted by the great fires that besieged the city in 1421 and 1452. This delayed the building for almost 1 year. Before the Alteratie , or Reformation in Amsterdam of 1578,

650-455: The transepts were reduced to matched chapels . More often, the transepts extended well beyond the sides of the rest of the building, forming the shape of a cross. This design is called a Latin cross ground plan, and these extensions are known as the "arms" of the transept. A Greek cross ground plan, with all four extensions the same length, produces a central-plan structure. When churches have only one transept, as at Pershore Abbey , there

676-523: The way the various departments within Amsterdam’s administrative structure manage their archives, ensuring that documents that are of significance for the city’s history are maintained. Archival material is made available for consultation both on site and through the internet. In recent years, many documents have been digitized. The website of the Amsterdam City Archives features an Image Bank, containing more than 260.000 photos, drawings, and prints related to

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