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Oostelijk Havengebied 
Sporenburg / Borneo-eiland NL - Amsterdam
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These vast expanses of reclaimed land, which until the 1970s were industrial dockyards, were in the early 1990s converted into residential areas. Contemporary interpretations of traditional local housing ( Java-eiland ) border its three vast resident..
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Magna Plaza (Postkantoor)
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 182 NL - 1011 Amsterdam
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This building, which is supported by 4560 piles, was designed by C.G. Peters in 1899 to be a central Post Office. The architect's detractors have labelled the building's style "postal gothic". Today it has been reinvented as a shopping centre named M..
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Dam 
Dam NL - 1012 NP Amsterdam
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As the name suggests ("dam" means dyke in Dutch), this square, which was created in the 13th Century, is on the location of the Amstel dyke - the geographical and historical foundation of Amsterdam. Once the central market place and today the junctio..
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Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis)
Dam NL - 1012 NP Amsterdam
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Erected in 1648 as a City Hall, this building was turned into a royal palace by Louis Bonaparte in 1808, following a fire. William of Orange, King of the United Provinces in 1814, made it his residence. Nowadays the Queen only makes occasional appe..
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Nieuwe Kerk
Dam NL - 1012 NP Amsterdam
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As the city’s population grew in the early 16C, the bishop of Utrecht authorised a second place of worship, known as the “New Church”. Built in the Flamboyant Gothic style, the structure has been extensively remodelled after numerous attacks and fire..
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Madame Tussaud Scenerama
Dam 20 NL - 1012 NP Amsterdam
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Smaller than Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London, this museum is equipped with an audio-animatronic system that recreates scenes and achieves remarkable effects. Those evoking Amsterdam's golden age and the artists living in it (Rembrandt, Vermeer, J..
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Historic Centre 
Le Dam NL - Amsterdam
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Lying around the Dam, Amsterdam’s main square, and covering the area of the medieval city as delineated in the 16C (before the cutting of the great canals to the west), the historic centre has numerous important buildings: the New Church, The Royal P..
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Kalverstraat
Kalverstraat NL - 1012 PC Amsterdam
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A pedestrian street, Kalverstraat is lively and picturesque. There is an endless series of shops of every different sort, which makes this the busiest place in Holland's capital. Not to be missed.
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Stock Exchange (Beurs)
Damrak 277 NL - 1012 LP Amsterdam
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This building, erected between 1897 and 1903, is the work of Berlage , the pioneer of Dutch modern architecture. The brick exterior is austere. Since 1987, this former trade exchange has been an arts centre, hosting a constant series of exhibitions,..
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Beguine Community (Begijnhof)
Kalverstraat NL - 1012 NX Amsterdam
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Though in the centre of the city, this hofje (sanctuary) is a haven of peace. Each of its tall facades (17th and 18th Centuries) is fronted by a little garden, and the whole is organised around an open space and the ancient church of the Beguines (..
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The House of Dolphins
Singel 140-142 NL - 1015 AG Amsterdam
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The name, House of Dolphins , pays homage to the first owner of this home, the Dutch grammarian Spieghel, author of a text on dolphins. The building is also known as the House of the Captain of the Night Watch , in honour of another of its occupier..
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Rokin
Rokin NL - 1012 KR Amsterdam
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A statue of Queen Wilhelmina , a work by T. van der Pant, stands here at the end of this basin, which in turn is the end of the Amstel. The broad street, which is extended by the Damrak, used to be the old mouth of the Amstel but was filled in in 19..
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Theatre Museum (Theatermuseum)
Herengracht 168 NL - 1016 BP Amsterdam
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This museum is part of the Dutch theatrical institute, occupying five buildings on the Herengracht (numbers 168 to 174). It contains a collection of costumes, of theatrical posters, and a miniature stage. A visit is enjoyable and should appeal to all..
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Huis Bartolotti
Herengracht 170-172 NL - 1016 BP Amsterdam
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This splendid house was designed around 1622 by Hendrick de Keyser , the architect who built the Munttoren and the Westerkerk. The two doors had separate functions: the one at number 172 was for use during the day, the one at 170 by night. The façad..
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Oude Zijde
St Jansstraat NL - 1012 HG Amsterdam
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To the east of Damrak-Rokin, the “old side” was delineated from the “new side” by 15C parish boundaries, and is also known as Walletjes (“little walls”), or indeed the Red Light District, since its narrow streets are renowned for prostitution. Its ap..
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The House of Heads (Huis met de Hoofden)
Keizergracht 123 NL - 1015 CJ Amsterdam
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The carved heads of six Roman gods decorate the stone and brick façade of a 1622 house. Pieter de Keyser is thought to be the architect of this very fine residence, with its stepped gable. According to legend the six sculpted heads are those of s..
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Western Church (Westerkerk)
Westermarkt NL - 1101 Amsterdam
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This Renaissance church was built in 1631 by Pieter de Keyser , who followed plans drawn up by his brother Hendrick . Restoration work carried out between 1985 and 90 has returned the stone and brickwork to their original colours. This is the most i..
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Westermarkt
Westermarkt NL - 1016 DH Amsterdam
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René Descartes spent the summer of 1634 sheltering from censure in France in the house at number 6 on this square. A statue of Anne Frank (by M. Andriessen) stands to the right of the Westerkerk. Near the east end of the church stands the Homomonumen..
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Historical Museum of Amsterdam
Kalverstraat 92 NL - 1012 PA Amsterdam
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Set up in a 15th Century orphanage, this modern museum uses paintings, objects, sculptures and documents to recapture the great events in Amsterdam's history. It depicts the city's illustrious inhabitants and shows the development of its society over..
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De Negen Straatjes
Reestraat NL - Amsterdam
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This commercial quarter to the south of the Westermarkt is laid out over nine criss-crossing streets named after animals, a vestige of its fur-trading past: Reestraat, Hartenstraat, Gasthuis Molenstraat, Berenstraat, Wolvenstraat, Oude Spiegelstraat,..
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