![Westerdok, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-westerdok-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
Westerdok & Westerdokseiland
The Westerdok (Western Dock) is both a water and a street, created in 1834 when, with the construction of the Westerdoksdam (Western Dock Dam)…
![Amstel Hotel, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-amstel-hotel-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
Amstel Hotel
The luxurious Amstel Hotel at Professor Tulpplein 1, overlooking the Amstel river near the Sarphatistraat, was designed by architect Cornelis…
![Western Islands, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-westelijke-eilanden-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
Amsterdam’s Western Islands
North of the Jordaan and Haarlemmerbuurt neighborhoods are Amsterdam's three (man-made) Western Islands: Bickerseiland, Prinseneiland…
![Sint Nicolaaskerk, Amsterdam](https://mforamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/ftd-blog-sint-nicolaaskerk-1664x936-q30.jpg?x48679)
Sint Nicolaaskerk
The Basilica of St. Nicholas, officially called St. Nicholas inside the Walls, with its two prominent towers and 58 m (190 ft) high…