Oude Kerk

Building began around 1300, making it the oldest surviving building in Amsterdam. It was Catholic until the Reformation of 1578, when the images were removed, and today it doubles as a contemporary art venue and a church.

Inside, look up at the wooden vault, one of the largest in Europe, and down at the floor made of some 2,500 gravestones: Rembrandt's wife Saskia is buried here. Outside, the church is ringed by the windows of the Red Light District, a contrast few cities can match.