Aalsmeerder Veerhuis, Amsterdam

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 block Het Schip, Amsterdam

Housing Complex Het Schip

The Amsterdam School, a Dutch archi­tectural style from the beginning of the 20th century, is characte­rized by the three­dimen­sional…
Elandsgracht, Amsterdam

Elandsgracht

Connecting the Prinsen­gracht and Singel­gracht in the Jordaan neigh­bor­hood is the Elands­gracht (Elk Canal), a former canal filled-in…
Rasphuispoort, Heiligeweg, Amsterdam

Rasphuis Gate at Heiligeweg

At Heilige­weg, across from the Voet­boog­straat, at the side entrance of the Kalver­passage shopping center, is a gate to what was once…
Gate of the original Schouwburg, Keizersgracht, Amsterdam

The Dylan at Keizersgracht 384

At Keizers­gracht 384 you can find Hotel The Dylan and Restaurant Vinkeles. The entrance gate is from 1638 and belonged to the first Amster­damse…
Aerial view of Amsterdam Canal Belt (grachtengordel)

Amsterdam’s Canal Belt

Amsterdam's Canal Belt, World Heritage site since 2010, consists of the area around the four main canals: Prinsen­gracht, Keizers­gracht, Heren­gracht…
Royal Palace, Dam square, Amsterdam

The Palace on Dam Square

This building was designed by architect Jacob van Campen in Dutch Classicist style. Construction started in 1648 and finished in 1665, after…
Egstorf, Spuistraat 274, Amsterdam

Bakery Egstorf at Spuistraat 274

A beautiful Art Nouveau building on the corner of Spui­straat 274 and Raam­steeg has been home to bakery Egstorf since 1990. The building…
Het Lieverdje statue on Spui, Amsterdam

Het Lieverdje

Het Lieverdje (the Little Darling) is a small bronze statue on Spui square, in front of book store Atheneum. It was created by Amsterdam sculptor…
Spui 10A, Amsterdam

The Building at Spui 10A

At Spui 10A you find a building created in 1891-1892 for furniture and carpet shop H.F. Jansen, designed in Eclectic (new French Renaissance) style…
Amsterdam town patroness, Vondelpark, Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s Town Patroness

A virgin or maiden (in the sense of an un­married independent woman) as a represen­tation of a town has been a theme since ancient times —…
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam

Oude Kerk

Located on the Oude­kerks­plein in the Red Light District, the Oude Kerk (Old Church) is the city’s oldest surviving building. Around 1213 there…