The Vondelkerk, a 1872 church overlooking Amsterdam’s famous Vondelpark, went up in flames on Thursday, Jan. 1, Dutch authorities said, RTL reports.
By the time the fire was finally under control, 10 hours later, at 11 a.m., the church’s 164-foot neo-Gothic spire had collapsed and “only walls” remained intact, De Telegraaf reports.
The church, designed by Rijksmuseum architect Pierre Cuypers, served as a Roman Catholic parish for nearly a century before being deconsecrated and thereafter being used to host secular events. The building previously caught fire in 1904, which saw the loss of its original tower.
The inferno came as Dutch police faced “unprecedented” levels of New Year’s Eve violence this year.
Unofficial reports say Islamist youth gangs attacked the police with fireworks after they set fire to the police.
Islamists gangs ATTACKED Dutch police with fireworks after setting FIRE the 150-Year-Old Vondelkerk Church in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Police is unable to take control of Law & Order in Europe with huge Illegal Infiltration of Islamist Jihadists. https://t.co/vUqJPo8yb2 pic.twitter.com/tx10fqW2No
— Bhakt Prahlad🚩 (@RakeshKishore_l) January 1, 2026
The police have released no information. Some believe Moroccan youth gangs shot fireworks at the church.
If it’s arson, it was chosen as an act of war.
The historic Vondelkerk in Amsterdam burned to the ground last night.
We’re being kept in the dark as to who did this, of course, but I think we all recognize an act of war when we see one.
Fighting back to save our civilization should be our #1 New Year’s resolution. pic.twitter.com/TT6kHPaSc8
— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) January 1, 2026
Coincidence or an act of terror meant to erase Christianity?
Amsterdam: just after midnight on New Year’s Day, a fire broke out at the historic 19th-century Vondelkerk. The church was reportedly severely damaged
Because… It’s always old historic churches 🤔 pic.twitter.com/J7d3d9ssXw
— Ncole ✡︎ (@ncole_r) January 1, 2026
When one acts to become extinct, one will become extinct. In real Christianity, people are supposed to protect themselves, not cower to evil. So, what we see here is not only the evil of the Islamists, it is also the evil of the crooks and cowards in government.
Celebrate diversity and multiculturalism!!!!!
The violent rule.
The violent will beget violence. Lock and load.
Western Civilization is sleeping while it is on fire, both litterally and figuratively.
We better wake up before it is too late.