
Zuiderkerk Clock - Amsterdam, NL
Posted by:
DougK
N 52° 22.210 E 004° 53.961
31U E 629307 N 5803908
The Zuiderkerk ("southern church") in Amsterdam has a tall steeple with four clocks facing in each direction.
Waymark Code: WMH87V
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/05/2013
Views: 44
The steeple of the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam has four clock faces facing in each direction. The clock faces are square and brick colored with gold Roman numerals.
From Wikipedia:
The Zuiderkerk ("southern church") is a 17th Century Protestant church in the Nieuwmarkt area of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The church played an important part in the life of Rembrandt and was the subject of a painting by Claude Monet.
The Zuiderkerk was the city's first church built specifically for Protestant services. It was constructed between 1603 and 1611 and stands on the Zuiderkerkhof ("Southern Graveyard") square near the Sint Antoniesbreestraat. The distinctive church tower, which dominates the surrounding area, was not completed until 1614 and contains a carillon of bells built by the brothers Hemony, installed in 1656.