
De Drie Fleschjes
Where the Gravenstraat, Eggertstraat and Blaeustraat meet, you can find one of the oldest distillery tasting houses in the city, Proeflokaal De Drie…

Westerkerk & Westertoren
The Westerkerk (Western Church), right at the edge of the Jordaan neighborhood, is a Protestant church on the Westermarkt, official…

Stadsschouwburg Leidseplein
The iconic city theater on Leidseplein was built between 1891 and 1894, designed by architects J. Springer, J.B. Springer and A.L. van Gendt…

Montelbaanstoren
The Montelbaanstoren (Montelbaan Tower) is a characteristic Amsterdam tower on the corner of Oudeschans, built in 1516 as part of a defense…

Asscher Diamond Polishing Factory
At Tolstraat, near the Amsteldijk, you can see the building from 1907 of diamond polishing factory Asscher, designed by architect Gerrit van Arkel…

Nieuwendam
The former village of Nieuwendam (New Dam) dates from the time when a new dike and a new dam were created here after a dike breach in 1514. The dam…

Hope & Co Bank
At Keizersgracht 444-446 you find the white building of the former Hope Bank. Around 1660 members of the Hope family (originally from Scotland)…

Café Hoppe
At Spui 18-20, corner with Heisteeg, you find one of Amsterdam’s oldest cafés, with a loyal and varied clientele. Sometimes completely crowded,…

A French King in Holland
For a short time Holland had a French king: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1778-1846) was King of Holland from 1806 until 1810. He was the younger…

Nienhuys Mansion
At Herengracht 380-382 an opulent building from 1891, designed by architect Abraham Salm (1857-1915) as residence for wealthy tobacco planter…

Felix Meritis (Keizersgracht 324)
Felix Meritis (Happy through Merit) is a building at Keizersgracht 324, named after an intellectual society of the same name, established in 1776.…

Industrieele Groote Club
Inside the Industria building from 1916 on Dam square, corner with Rokin, is the Koninklijke Industrieele Grote Club (Royal Industrial Grand…