The Nieuwe Kerk (, ) is a 15th-century church in Amsterdam located on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Originally a Catholic church, it became a Dutch Reformed Church church in 1578. It now belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
Current uses
The Nieuwe Kerk is no longer used for church services but is used as an exhibition space. The investitures of Queens Wilhelmina, Juliana and Beatrix also took place there. to St. Mary and St. Catherine, and the first masses were held in 1410.
The church was damaged by the city fires of 1421 and 1452 and burned down almost entirely in 1645, after which it was rebuilt in Gothic