Amsterdam
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[edit] Location / Standort / Locatie
 Municipality of Amsterdam |
 Interchange De Nieuwe Meer |
[edit] Symbols of Amsterdam
 Coat of Arms of Amsterdam |
 Arms of Amsterdam |
 Flag of Amsterdam |
 Logo of the Amsterdam Chamber of the VOC |
[edit] City views
 NASA Satellite photo of Amsterdam |
 Aerial photo of the centre of Amsterdam showing it's crescent-shaped master-plan |
 Amstel, the river to which Amsterdam owes it's existence. |
 Amsterdam's 4 main canals (grachten) are Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. |
[edit] City hall and Opera House
 City hall and Opera House share the same building called Stopera. |
 Water level inside city hall. |
 Job Cohen, mayor of Amsterdam |
[edit] Dam (Platz / Square / Place / Plein)
 Dam Square. Physical centre and oldest part of Amsterdam. |
 Royal Palace, Dam, built in the middle of the 17th century as city hall. |
 Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Dam. Used as exhibition centre and as church for royal weddings and inaugurations. |
 National War Memorial at the eastside of Dam. |
[edit] Geography of Amsterdam
[edit] Maps / Plattegronden
 Amsterdam Underground Map |
 Railway connection between Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport |
 Main roads in Amsterdam, showing the motorways in red |
 Amsterdam is divided into 15 stadsdelen (administrative districts) |
[edit] Amstel (Fluß / River / Fleuve / Rivier)
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[edit] Binnen Amstel (Fluß / River / Fleuve / Rivier)
 The stretch of the Amstel inside the centre is called Binnen Amstel |
 Over it are situated two well-known bridges: the Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge)... |
 ...and the Blauwbrug (Blue Bridge) |
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[edit] IJ (See / Lake / Lac / Meer)
 The IJ is a former arm of the sea to the north of the city. |
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 GVB ferry on the IJ |
[edit] Canals in Amsterdam
 Singel, showing the Flower Market. |
 Herengracht, showing the NIOD (Dutch Institute for War Documentation) |
 Herengracht, showing the so-called Gouden Bocht (Golden Bend). |
 Keizersgracht, showing an Art Nouveau office building. |
 Prinsengracht by night |
 Prinsengracht during autumn, showing the Westerkerk (Western Church) |
 Oudezijds Kolk |
 Oudezijds Voorburgwal |
 Oudezijds Achterburgwal, showing backside of Zeedijk |
 Kloveniersburgwal |
 Zwanenburgwal |
 Groenburgwal |
 Oudeschans |
 Noorder Amstelkanaal, a canal in a more recent part of Amsterdam |
 Postjeswetering |
 Brantasgracht, a canal in one of the most recent parts of Amsterdam |
[edit] Canalside houses in Amsterdam
 Willet-HoltHuysen Museum, Herengracht. c 1685. |
 Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal. 1660-1662. |
 Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen, Herengracht. c 1687. |
 Herengracht 380-382, a 19th century canalside house. |
[edit] Streets in Amsterdam
 Damrak |
 Rokin |
 Warmoesstraat |
 Nieuwendijk |
 Nes |
 Kalverstraat |
 Zeedijk |
 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal |
 Weteringschans |
 Albert Cuypstraat |
 Ferdinand Bolstraat |
 Beethovenstraat |
[edit] Squares in Amsterdam
 Rembrandtplein |
 Leidseplein |
 Nieuwmarkt |
 Spui |
[edit] Red Light Disctrict
 Amsterdam Red Light District |
 Belle |
 Prostitution Information Centre |
 Mysterious relief in the Red Light District |
[edit] Buildings and structures in Amsterdam
[edit] Brücken / Bridges / Ponts / Bruggen
 Bridge 43, built in 1921 after a design by Piet Kramer |
 Jan Schaefer Footbridge |
 Nescio Bridge |
[edit] Windmills in Amsterdam
 De Bloem |
 De Gooyer |
 De 1100 Roe |
 De Otter |
[edit] Houseboats
 Houseboat, Prinsengracht |
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[edit] Buildings in Amsterdam
[edit] Kirchen / Churches / Eglises / Kerken
 Oude Kerk |
 Westerkerk |
 Zuiderkerk |
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 Noorderkerk |
 Amstelkerk |
 Museum Onze-Lieve-Heer-op-Zolder (former Roman Catholic schuilkerk) |
 Sint-Nicolaaskerk |
 Mozes en Aäronkerk |
 Jacob Obrechtkerk |
 Chassékerk |
 Opstandingskerk |
[edit] Synagogen / Synagogues
 Portuguese-Israelite Esnoga |
 High German Synagogue (now Joods Historisch Museum) |
 Gerard Doustraat Synagogue |
 Raw Aron Schuster Synagogue |
[edit] Mosques
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[edit] Buddhist Temple
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[edit] Museums in Amsterdam
 Rijksmuseum. Built as a gateway at the south end of the city. |
 Van Gogh Museum |
 Stedelijk Museum CS |
 Amsterdam Historical Museum |
 Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum |
 The VOC ship Amsterdam at the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum |
 Tropenmuseum |
 Allard Piersonmuseum |
 Anne Frank House |
 Rembrandt House |
 Hermitage Amsterdam |
 Filmmuseum |
 Madame Tussaud |
 Former Heineken brewery |
[edit] Towers
 Montelbaanstoren |
 Munttoren |
 Munttoren (1900) |
 Schreierstoren |
[edit] Gates
 The public Weight (Waag) |
 Haarlemmerpoort |
 Muiderpoort |
[edit] Concert halls
 Concertgebouw |
 Beurs van Berlage. Built as stock exchange, intended as a people's hall, now a concert hall and exhibition centre |
 Multimedia centre Melkweg |
 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ |
[edit] Train Stations
 Central Station. Built as a gateway at the north end of the city. |
 Amstel Station |
 Amsterdam Sloterdijk |
 Muiderpoort Station |
[edit] Stadiums
 Olympisch Stadion |
 Marathon Tower |
 Amsterdam ArenA |
 Amsterdam ArenA |
[edit] Hotels / Hôtels
 Amstel Hotel |
 American Hotel |
 Hilton |
 Amrâth Hotel (Scheepvaarthuis) |
[edit] Office Blocks
 ING House, Amstelveenseweg |
 Rembrandt Tower, Amstelplein |
 ING Bank, Bijlmerplein |
 Apollo House, Apollolaan |
[edit] Warehouses
 17th century warehouses |
 Former warehouse of the Dutch West India Company |
 19th century warehouse |
 20th century silo |
[edit] Hofjes (Courtyards)
 Begijnhof is a former Beguine convent |
 Other view of Begijnhof |
 Begijnhof 34. c 1475. Oldest house in Amsterdam. |
 Huiszitten-Weduwenhof (former almshouse for widows) |
[edit] Apartment buildings
 Loma House. 1914. First block of flats in the Netherlands. |
 Elaborate social housing from the '20s. |
 Amsterdam School architecture at Thèrése Schwartzeplein |
 Mandrianesque block of flats from the '60s |
 Amsterdam Zeeburg |
 De Sfinx, Amsterdam Zeeburg. 2004. |
 Recent block of flats by MVRDV, Silodam |
 Flats by MVRDV |
[edit] Häuser / Houses / Maisons / Huizen
 Pinto House |
 Frankendael House, Watergraafsmeer |
 Former working-class houses, Diamantstraat |
[edit] House Signs
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[edit] Education
[edit] University of Amsterdam
 Logo |
 Maagdenhuis |
 Binnengasthuis |
[edit] Vrije Universiteit
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