{"id":549708,"date":"2017-01-25T16:06:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/2017\/beguinage\/549708\/"},"modified":"2020-02-28T17:34:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:34:31","slug":"begijnhof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/2017\/begijnhof\/549708\/","title":{"rendered":"Begijnhof"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-929\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-cheerup-main wp-image-929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/amsterdam-beguinage-770x515.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam Begijnhof\" width=\"770\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/amsterdam-beguinage-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/amsterdam-beguinage-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/amsterdam-beguinage-770x515@2x.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/amsterdam-beguinage-270x180@2x.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amsterdam Begijnhof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Begijnhof in Amsterdam<\/h2>\n<p>In the centre of Amsterdam, in the lively, artistic and shopping district of Spui, the Beguinage (Het Begijnhof) is a haven of peace, just off the Spui Book Square with its many cafes and bookshops. ..<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-792\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-cheerup-grid wp-image-792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/amsterdam-1-85.jpg\" alt=\"Begijnhof\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The gateway to the Amsterdam Begijnhof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A lawn, a red brick chapel, surrounded by about 40 houses that form a rampart to the outside bustle. At number 34, a wooden house dating from 1477. At number 29, there is a church, a house transformed in 1578 following the confiscation of the chapel.<\/p>\n<p>For a guaranteed contrast, enter the Beguinage on the north side through the Spui Gate, the door of a brick house wedged between two white houses and identifiable by its bas-relief depicting Saint Ursula, the patron saint of Amsterdam. The pristine courtyard and chapel \u2013 a quiet sanctuary away from the bustle and noise of the outside world.<br \/>\nA bit of history&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Built in the 14th century and rebuilt in the 15th following a devastating fire, this place was home to a community of beguines for several centuries. Unlike the nuns, these Catholic women, called the Begijntjes,\u00a0 did not belong to any religious order and did not take vows of obedience, much less poverty.<\/p>\n<p>They were pious Catholic women, single or widows tolerated by the Protestants who imposed their laws in Amsterdam because they helped and cared for the poor and sick. This Begijn Chapel\u00a0once contained the holy relic of the Miracle of Amsterdam: namely a puked up host.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-931\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-cheerup-main wp-image-931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/beguinage-amsterdam-770x515.jpg\" alt=\"he Amsterdam Beguinage - Netherlands\" width=\"770\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/beguinage-amsterdam-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/beguinage-amsterdam-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/beguinage-amsterdam-770x515@2x.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/beguinage-amsterdam-270x180@2x.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statue in the Amsterdam Beguinage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>How about today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This beguinage, still inhabited mainly by women (elderly ladies or students), overlooks the triangular square of Spui. This square is home to one of the trendiest brown caf\u00e9s in Amsterdam (the Hoppe caf\u00e9), a good bookshop, several art galleries and the statue of a famous local figure, the anti-conformist Het LieverdjeIl who advocates and symbolises a certain social disobedience .<\/p>\n<p>It takes a lot to make this neighborhood the meeting place for nerds and students. Every Friday there is an antique book market, and especially every Sunday from March to December from 10am to 6pm, a contemporary art market (Artplein-Spui).<\/p>\n<p>Here you can meet about 25 artists and buy their works directly.This beguinage, still inhabited mainly by women (elderly ladies or students), overlooks the triangular square of Spui. This square is home to one of the trendiest brown caf\u00e9s in Amsterdam (the Hoppe caf\u00e9), a good bookshop, several art galleries and the statue of a famous local figure, the anti-conformist Het LieverdjeIl who advocates and symbolises a certain social disobedience .<\/p>\n<p>It takes a lot to make this neighborhood the meeting place for nerds and students. Every Friday there is an antique book market, and especially every Sunday from March to December from 10am to 6pm, a contemporary art market (Artplein-Spui).<\/p>\n<p>Here you can meet about 25 artists and buy their works directly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-935\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-cheerup-main-full wp-image-935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/amsterdam-1-86-1170x508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"334\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Begijnhof is one of those uncommon peaceful internal city recognizes that numerous travelers just don&#8217;t see as they hustle from appreciation for fascination. What&#8217;s more, that is a disgrace, as this staggering old corner of Amsterdam essentially asks to be walked. Albeit a large portion of the old homes are possessed, the minor paths and pathways around them give free, so don&#8217;t be bashful to investigate. You&#8217;ll be compensated with perspectives of well-kept green gardens &#8211; the yards &#8211; encompassed by a portion of the most seasoned houses in Amsterdam, including its solitary staying wooden house from the fourteenth century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":466025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Amsterdam Begijnhof : visit, history and photos","_seopress_titles_desc":"Check out our guide on Begijnhof in Amsterdam so you can immerse yourself in what Amsterdam has to offer before you go.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-549708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-musees-en"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdam.style\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}