Nieuwe Kerk

Located in close proximity to the Royal Palace and on the Dam Square, the Nieuwe Kerk is a church that was built in the fifteenth century. According to history, the old church of the city was not proving sufficient to accommodate the growing population of the city.

It was keeping this in mind that the Bishopric of Utrecht, a Diocese based in the Dutch city of Utrecht, gave the permission to use another parish church. This permission was given in the year 1408. Massive fires that took place in the city in 1421 as well as in 1452 devastated the old church and it was damaged totally in the fire of 1645.

Following these incidents, the church was rebuilt in the Gothic style. The years 1892-1914 witnessed major renovation works taking place in the church during the course of which several neo-Gothic details were added.

Additional renovations too place during 1959-1980 and these renovations were proving to be too costly for the Dutch Reformed Church to bear.

Keeping this in mind, a decision was taken to transfer the ownership to a newly formed cultural organization in the year 1979. The name of this organization is Nationale Stichting De Nieuwe Kerk.