![Korenmetershuis, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-korenmetershuis-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
Korenmetershuis
Built in 1620 in Dutch Renaissance style, the Korenmetershuis (Grain Measurer’s House) on the Nieuwezijds Kolk 28 is one of…
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Amsterdam City Gates in 1544
The brick city wall, ordained by Austrian emperor Maximilian the First and built between 1482 and 1502, had four main gates and a number of defensive towers.…
![View down Zandpad, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-zandpad-1664x936-q20.jpg?x48679)
Zandpad
Just like the Schapenburgerpad behind the P.C. Hooftstraat, the Zandpad (Sand Path) inside the current Vondelpark is a remnant of a centuries…
![Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, Westergasbrug](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-westergas-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
Westergasfabriek
Built from 1883 to 1885 along the Haarlemmertrekvaart, the Westergasfabriek (Western Gas Factory) was a coal gas extraction plant…