Dungeon Amsterdam

7.5 million euros. That's what it cost to transform this 1912 neo-Gothic church on Rokin into Amsterdam's most theatrical house of horrors back in 2005. But here's the wild part - you're standing on sacred ground that's been significant for nearly 700 years! This exact spot witnessed the famous Eucharistic Miracle of Amsterdam in 1345, when a communion wafer supposedly survived a fire completely intact. The Dutch Reformed Church still owns this building and just leases it to the entertainment company. As you walk inside, look up at those soaring neo-Gothic arches - they're original church architecture from 1912, now serving as the perfect backdrop for medieval torture scenes and Spanish Inquisition trials. The designers cleverly kept those stone elements visible to blur the line between real history and theatrical horror. Until 2014, there was something no other dungeon attraction in the world had - a full roller coaster called the Reaper that actually wound through and around the original 13th-century church elements still embedded in this structure. Nothing says "spiritual experience" quite like screaming through centuries-old stonework while the Grim Reaper chases you, right? The ride's gone now, but those ancient church bones are still there, hidden behind the theatrical sets, making this the only dungeon built literally inside consecrated walls.