travel.mapsofworld.com offers you information about Biblical Museum, Amsterdam

Biblical Museum, Amsterdam is on Heregracht. This is a perfect place to know about all the legends and parables that are mentioned in the Holy Bible. This structure is just beside the Heregracht canal. This museum was an idea of Rev Leendert Schouten. He started the museum in the year 1851 with the exhibition of his own collection. If you want to know about the Book and all its characters more closely then the Biblical Museum, Amsterdam is the place that you should visit.

The Biblical Museum, Amsterdam is spread over two houses. These houses were constructed in the year 1662. The person who took the initiative to design these buildings was a merchant by profession. His name was Jacob Cromhout. The architect of this structure, on the other hand, was Philips Vingbons. He was one of the famous architects in those days.

This is, in fact, one of the most interesting tourist attractions in Amsterdam. The Biblical Museum, Amsterdam is so vast that it may not be easy to explore it completely in one day. As soon as the travelers come here they will find a depiction of various mythological characters and images on the ceiling. This is the ceiling of the main hall. The paintings give the museum a kind of ambiance that is compatible with its overall appearance. The paintings were done in the year 1717 by a Dutch painter Jacob de Wit.

The Biblical Museum, Amsterdam has a wide collection of Bibles. They are written in various languages and have different publication dates. You will be able to take a look at the Bible that was printed, for the first time, in the Low Countries in 1477 and the Bible that was translated first time in Dutch. You will appreciate the first edition of this Dutch translation. This translation goes back to the year 1637.

Biblical Museum, Amsterdam is, therefore, one of the must-visit attractions in Amsterdam. This place of sightseeing in Amsterdam is also unique due to its collections. You will enjoy every moment that you spend here.

For valuable information on Biblical Museum, Amsterdam visit travel.mapsofworld.

Tourist Attractions in Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum	Van Gogh Museum
Oude Kerk	Nieuwe Kerk
Rembrandt Museum	Oosterkerk
Madame Tussauds	St. Nicholas Church
Portugese-Israelite Synagogue	Sexmuseum
Stedelijk Museum	Amsterdams Historisch Museum
Fotografie Museum	Biblical Museum
Trade Unions Museum	Municipal Archives
De Appel Amsterdam	NEMO
Hortus Botanicus	Artis Zoo
Amsterdamse School Museum Het Schip	Theo Thijssen Museum
Museum of Bags and Purses	Pianola Museum
Energetica - National Energy Center	Huis Marseille
Torture Museum	Erotic Museum
Diamond Museum	De Kattenkabinet - The Cat Cabinet
ARCAM	Tropenmuseum - Tropical Museum
Netherlands Maritime Museum	Anne Frank House
Houseboat Museum	Tulip Museum
Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis	Jewish Historical Museum
Museum Amstelkring	Museum Van Loon
Theater Museum	Allard Pierson Museum
Vondelpark	Amsterdamse Bos