![Beulingsloot, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-beulingsloot-1664x936-q20.jpg?x48679)
Beulingsloot
This short canal is a remnant of and old drainage ditch that previously ran more to the West. Now it runs from the Singel to the Herengracht,…
![Amsterdam, the imperial crown on the Westertoren](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-crowned-city-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
The Crowned City
Did Amsterdam really receive the right to carry the Emperor's crown above the city emblem as a gift of gratitude, or — much more prosaic — did they…
![Former wooden police station, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-wooden-police-stations-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
Wooden Police Stations
Across from the Betty Asfalt Complex and the Postzegelmarkt, on a small square at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 287, almost at the height…
![Collapsed quay, Grimburgwal, Amsterdam, 2020](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-decay-of-amsterdams-quays-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
The Decay of Amsterdam’s Quays
Amsterdam has around 900 km (560 mi) quays and water borders, of which around 300 km (186 mi) are owned by third parties, who are responsible…