Huis met de Hoofden, Amsterdam

Huis met de Hoofden

At Keizers­gracht 123 you can see a beautiful 17th century building on a double canal lot, with six prominent heads on the façade. It is…
Sloterdijkermeer allotment park, Amsterdam

Tuinpark Sloterdijkermeer

Allotment garden Tuin­park Sloter­dijker­meer at Sloter­dijker­weg 20 dates from 1936 and is part of the so-called gardens of…
City Pawn Bank, Amsterdam

Stadsbank van Lening (City Pawn Bank)

The Amsterdam Stadsbank van Lening (City Pawn Bank) is a not-for-profit city pawn shop dating from 1614 at Oude­zijds Voor­burg­wal 300,…
Realeneiland, Amsterdam

Realeneiland

Realen­eiland is the most northern of the three Western Islands, created during the first quarter of the 17th century. In 1617 the city started…
Schreierstoren, Amsterdam

Schreierstoren

On Prins Hendrik­kade 94-95 you can find the Schreiers­toren, a defense tower built around 1487 as part of the medieval city wall. This tower…
Bickerseiland, Amsterdam

Bickerseiland

This largest of the Western Islands was origi­nally called Voor­eiland (Front Island), created together with the other two Western Islands at the…
Groote Museum, Amsterdam

Groote Museum at Artis Zoo

The Groote Museum from 1850, part of Artis Zoo at Plantage Midden­laan 41 has been completely reno­vated, restored and modernized. It was…
Prinsenhof (Hotel The Grand), Amsterdam

Prinsenhof (The Grand)

The location of Hotel The Grand at Oude­zijds Voor­burg­wal 197-199, between Prinsen­hof­steeg and Agnieten­straat, has a…
Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam

Allard Pierson Collection

Since 2019 the Allard Pierson Museum and the Special Collections of the Univer­sity of Amster­dam have joined forces and are now simply called…
Prinseneiland, Amsterdam

Prinseneiland

Prinsen­eiland (Princes Island) is the smallest of Amster­dam's three Western Islands, created between 1610 and 1624. Origi­nally called…
Old Sloterdijk village , Amsterdam

Old Sloterdijk Village

The former village of Sloter­dijk has been part of the munici­pality of Amsterdam since 1921, now part of the Amsterdam-West borough, about 3 km…
Leidsebosje, Amsterdam

Leidsebosje

This small green strip along Stad­houders­kade near the Leidse­plein is what is left of a centuries old green stretch outside the city walls…