The Historian · Femke · Amsterdam
Nieuwe Kerk
There's no coronation in the Netherlands. The king is sworn in, standing, in a church. That restraint tells you everything about this country.
The 15th-century 'new' church on Dam, where Dutch monarchs are inaugurated. The country crowns no one, so the ceremony happens in a church, not a palace.
— Femke, The Historian
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