Amstel Hotel
The luxurious Amstel Hotel at Professor Tulpplein 1, overlooking the Amstel river near the Sarphatistraat, was designed by architect Cornelis…
Amsterdam’s Western Islands
North of the Jordaan and Haarlemmerbuurt neighborhoods are Amsterdam's three (man-made) Western Islands: Bickerseiland, Prinseneiland…
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…
Amstelveld & Amstelkerk
Because of its explosively growing population (from 50,000 to 160,000), Amsterdam needed yet another expansion in 1662 (called Vierde Uitleg or Fourth…
The House with the Stork
At Reguliersgracht 92, corner with the Prinsengracht, you can see a small red house with a statue of a stork in a niche on the façade.…
Inside the Palace on Dam square
What is now the Royal Palace on Dam square was once Amsterdam's proud overstated city hall, meant to show to the world how important the city was.…
Amsterdam’s Pepper Shakers
Yes, you better believe it: Amsterdam has lots of pepper shakers on its streets. You have probably seen them everywhere, without really registering…
The Amstel Locks
A complex of locks in the Amstel river, between Prinsengracht and Singelgracht, in front of Theater Carré (the theater is from 1887), is called…
Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum between Paulus Potterstraat and Museumplein 6, opened in 1973. It was designed by architect Gerrit Rietveld and…
Aalsmeerder Veerhuis
The Aalsmeerder Veerhuis (Aalsmeer Ferry House) from 1634 at Sloterkade 21-22 was previously an inn named "De Bonte Os" (The Piebald Ox).…
Housing Complex Het Schip
The Amsterdam School, a Dutch architectural style from the beginning of the 20th century, is characterized by the threedimensional…
Elandsgracht
Connecting the Prinsengracht and Singelgracht in the Jordaan neighborhood is the Elandsgracht (Elk Canal), a former canal filled-in…