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De Krijtberg
446 Singel Amsterdam-Centrum
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Constructed in 1881 after the ban on visibile Catholic churches was lifted, De Krijtberg, which means "Chalk Mountain" due to the materials used from southern England to build it, is home to the Jesuit order in Amsterdam.
The church also stands on the site of a hidden church that belonged to a merchant that was later destroyed after the ban ended. The present church was built in the neo-gothic style.
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Begijnhof
The chapel was a clandestine church during the Reformation, and thus it's entrance was hidden from the public eye. It stands inside a courtyard surrounded by homes that would have been made available to widows or unmarried elderly women.
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