This wooden, enclosed porch originally stood in the Nieuwezijdskapel, also known as the Kapel Ter Heilige Stede – the Chapel at the Holy Citadel. This chapel was built at the spot where the Miracle of Amsterdam occurred in 1345, when a consecrated host was thrown into a fire but survived intact. For centuries the chapel was a place of pilgrimage, until it was decommissioned in 1908. The draught-excluding portal was subsequently transferred to the Oude Kerk, where it continues to keep out the cold outside air.

Period	17th century
Dimensions	H. ca. 500 cm, b. ca. 400 cm, d. ca. 300 cm
Notes	in 1912 overgebracht uit de Nieuwezijdskapel
Location	Noorderportaal
Number of parts	1

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