The Noorderkerk ("northern church") was built in the years 1620–1623
to serve the rapidly growing population of the new Jordaan neighbourhood.
The Jordaan already had a church, the Westerkerk, but the city government
decided that a second church should be built to serve the northern part
of the neighbourhood. The Noorderkerk became the church for the common
people, while the Westerkerk was used mainly by the middle and upper classes.

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