What culture do both the Capital of the Netherlands and Amsterdamned have in common?
Capital of the Netherlands According to the Dutch constitution, Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, although the parliament and the Dutch government have been situated in The Hague since 1588, along with the Supreme Court and the Council of State. Since the 1983 revision of the Constitution, Article 32 specifically mentions that "the King shall be sworn in and inaugurated as soon as possible in the "capital city, Amsterdam"", the only reference in the Constitution stating that Amsterdam is the capital.
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam The 800-year-old Oude Kerk ("old church") is Amsterdam’s oldest building and oldest parish church, founded ca. 1213 and consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint. After the Reformation in 1578 it became a Calvinist church, which it remains today. It stands in De Wallen, now Amsterdam's main red-light district. The square surrounding the church is the Oudekerksplein.