Oosterkerk, Amsterdam
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The Oosterkerk ("eastern church") is a 17th-Century
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in
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. The Oosterkerk was built in the period 1669-1671 by architect
Daniël Stalpaert Daniël Stalpaert or Daniel Stalpert (1615, in Amsterdam – buried 3 December 1676, in Amsterdam), was a Dutch architect, painter, town carpenter, print artist and draftsman. He was the first city architect in Amsterdam, a position that wou ...
and completed by
Adriaan Dortsman Adriaan Dortsman (1635, Vlissingen – 1682, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age architect of Amsterdam. Biography According to the RKD he moved to Amsterdam in 1667 and is known for drawings and architectural designs.Pieter Hemony. The church has not been used for church services since 1962, and fell into decay since then. It was restored in the 1980s. The layout of the church is in the shape of a
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in which the space between the arms has been partially filled by lower volumes. On the canal side is the main entrance, the elevation of which is supported by a
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. Some 500 people were buried in the church, including Adriaan Dortsman.


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