Architectural Sites in Amsterdam

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Architectural Sites in Amsterdam

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American Hotel
This landmark was designed by Willem Kromhout in 1902. He grafted...
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Architectural Sites, Hotels Leidseplein
 
Amsterdamse Openbare Bibliotheek
Europe's biggest public library opened in July 2007, offering...
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Architectural Sites, Educational Institutions Old City Center
 
Beurs van Berlage
Even though some people think the Beurs looks a bit blocky, it...
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Museums / Galleries, Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites Old City Center
 
Centraal Station
The main hub of transportation in the Netherlands, this building...
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Architectural Sites, Transportation Sites Old City Center
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Felix Meritis Cultural Center
If we are to believe its name, Happiness through Achievement...
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Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites Canal Ring
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Haarlemmerpoort
The northern edge of the Jordaan once was marked by city walls...
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Architectural Sites Old City Center
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Huis met Hoofden
The Greek deities of Apollo, Ceres, Mars, Minerva, Bacchus, and...
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Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites Canal Ring
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Metz & Co.
When the New York Life Insurance Company opened this building...
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Architectural Sites, Stores / Malls Canal Ring
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Multatuli-Huis
This museum honors the beliefs and work (and continues the legacy)...
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Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites Canal Ring
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Munt Toren
This tower received its name in 1672, when French troops occupied...
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Military Sites, Architectural Sites Canal Ring
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Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogs Documentatie
Established in 1945, this institute has collected vast archives...
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Architectural Sites, Libraries Canal Ring
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Nederlands Theatermuseum
Amsterdam has dozens of Golden Age house museums, but few are...
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Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites Canal Ring
 
Oudemanhuispoort
Landmarked by its famous chiseled pair of spectacles (set over...
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Architectural Sites Old City Center
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Scheepvaarthuis
With its extravagantly phantasmagoric zinc-roof detailing spilling...
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Architectural Sites Old City Center
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Schreierstoren
This is Amsterdam's most distinctive fortress tower. Today it's...
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Architectural Sites Old City Center
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Stadsschouwburg
Built in 1784, the Stadsschouwburg's classical facade still dominates...
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Architectural Sites Leidseplein
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Trippenhuis
As family home to the two Trip brothers, who made their fortune...
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Architectural Sites Old City Center
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Tuschinski Cinema
Although officially the architect of this "Prune Cake"—as...
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Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites Canal Ring
 
Vakbondsmuseum
The history of Dutch trade unions may not seem especially scintillating...
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Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites East of the Amstel
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West Indische Huis
These former headquarters of the West India Trading Company (WIC)...
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Architectural Sites Old City Center
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