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Amsterdam Centraal

Amsterdam Centraal train station was designed by Pierre Cuypers, opening in 1889. It features a renaissance revival style facade with the train hangars running parallel just behind.

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In 't Aepjen

The cafe here at Zeedijk 1 was opened in 1519, and is only one of two remaining wooden houses in Amsterdam.

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Zeedijk

The construction of the Zeedijk (literally: sea dike) at the beginning of the 13th century meant that Amsterdam — which at that time was called Aemstelledam — was no longer subjected to regular flooding.

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Nieuwmarkt

The Nieuwmarkt is dominated by a 15th-century building known as the Waag. It's the oldest remaining non-religious building in Amsterdam. Originally, it served as a gate house in the Medieval city.

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Zuiderkerk

If you look across the canal you can see the top half of the Zuiderkerk. It was built between 1603 and 1611, and was the first Protestant church of Amsterdam.

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Oudemanhuispoort

This 18th-century home for the elderly is now part of the university & hosts a daily used book market in the passageway that we just passed through. In fact, the name translates to the elderly person’s house passage.

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Spui

Het Spui is an enigmatic place. It was the southern border of the city around 1425. The name Spui refers to the era when water management was central in the city.

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Vrankrijk

Vrankrijk was squatted in November 1982 in order to stop its demolition. It had stood empty for 7 years and was repaired by the occupiers, becoming a central meeting space for the Amsterdam squatters movement.

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X Bank

X BANK is a cultural platform where art, design and fashion are sold in an exhibition like setting. Located in the former Kasbank, hence the name X BANK, and part of Hotel W Amsterdam it's the place to discover the work of 180 different Dutch labels.

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Dam Square

Around 1270 a damn was constructed in this spot in the river Amstel, connecting both sides of the community that had been built up on the river. Dam Square was once the central marketplace of Amsterdam where everything was sold.

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The Nes

Nes is a narrow, old, street in central Amsterdam. It runs parallel to and to the east of Rokin, between Dam Square to the north and Grimburgwal to the south. The Dutch word nes means headland or spit, a narrow piece of land that projects into the water.

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Oude Kerk Amsterdam

The Oude Kerk is Amsterdam’s oldest building, founded circa 1213 and consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht. After the Reformation, it was stripped of its catholic decoration and became a Calvinist church, which it remains. It stands in De Wallen, now Amsterdam's red-light district.

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