page_title: Nieuwe Waalse Kerk
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Nieuwe Waalse Kerk / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Nieuwe Waalse Kerk (New Walloon Church), Keizersgracht 676, Amsterdam. 1861. Nederlands: Nieuwe Waalse Kerk, Keizersgracht 676, Amsterdam. 1861.
context_page_description: The Nieuwe Waalse Kerk is a late 19th-century church building on the Keizersgracht canal in Amsterdam. The building, a rare example of Romanesque Revival architecture in Amsterdam, has rijksmonument status.
context_section_description: The architect, A.N. Godefroy, was a proponent of eclecticism, something that is evident from his design for the Nieuwe Waalse Kerk. The building is a mixture of various styles: neoclassical architecture (the stone facade with a rusticated base) and Romanesque Revival architecture (the small round recessed windows and the Lombard band along the edge of the roof). Godefroy also mixed traditional styles with techniques and materials that at that time were considered new and innovative. For instance, he designed folding chairs for the church that had a faux wood texture, but were actually made of cast iron. Godefroy also used cast iron for the columns supporting the galleries. 
  The symmetrical facade has a base and tall, Romanesque arched windows. The facade is topped by five small towers. The facade was segmented using horizontal water tables and vertical lesenes.
  The church hall is a rectangular space lined on both sides by galleries supported by cast-iron columns. The walls are decorated with pilasters and arched alcoves. When the church was repurposed as an arts centre in the late 20th century, an additional storey was added. 
  The pulpit and the balustrade over the pulpit date to around 1910, and may have been designed by Karel de Bazel.
caption: Facade design by A.N. Godefroy
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