A Place That Didn't Exist
Look out over Amersfoort as it was in 1671, from a vantage point that didn't actually exist.
Read moreSt Georges Church Through the Ages
Centre of a growing city
St George's Church has stood in the heart of Amersfoort for more than six centuries. From Catholic parish church to Protestant monument — the building has witnessed everything the city had to offer. A stone witness of the city.
Medieval beginnings
The church was built in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, in phases you can still read from the brickwork. The Gothic vaults and tall windows give the interior a timeless grandeur.
Reformation and beyond
In 1580 the church was transferred to the Protestants. The Catholic statues were removed, the walls whitewashed. Only during a twentieth-century restoration did the medieval frescoes come to light again.
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