Amsterdam

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Amsterdam is considered tolerant, colorful and alternative: In the capital of the Netherlands, the motto is "live and let live". Individualists get their money's worth here, as do artists, adventurers, lovers and culture lovers. The city's canal system is architecturally unique: numerous waterways run along narrowly built, characteristic gabled houses that were built in the 17th century and catch the eye with their colorfully painted facades. In the museum district, the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum await art lovers. Amsterdam can even be conquered by bicycle - bike paths abound here.

Attractions and sights

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

If you want to see Rembrandt's "Night Watch" in the original, you have to visit the Reichsmuseum Amsterdam. It is located on Museumplein in the immediate vicinity of the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum and the Concertgebouw. The imperial 19th century building is based on designs by Pierre Cuypers, ...

Van Gogh Museum

The film "Loving Vincent" enchanted the world. Modernity is inconceivable without his images. His biography is exemplary for the inner conflict of the individual. Many books and films were inspired by him. The artist took his own life at the age of thirty-seven. He left behind more than 850 paintings and ...

Anne Frank House

The idyll of Amsterdam is overshadowed by a dark chapter. In 1940, Nazi Germany occupied the neutral Netherlands. Amsterdam was a center of Jewish life. The population put up massive resistance to the establishment of camps and deportations. Many Amsterdammers hid Jewish fellow citizens. Among them was the family of Anne ...

Stedelijk Museum

The most important museum of contemporary art and design is located in the immediate vicinity of the Van Gogh Museum. The collection dates back to the Municipal Museum, which was founded in 1895 as a museum of urban history for the estate of an antique dealer.

Rembrandt House

Amsterdam and Rembrandt are fatefully linked. The artist, who was originally from Leiden, moved to the up-and-coming capital after the death of his father in 1631. The successful painter married Saskia van Uylenburgh, a rich patrician's daughter and niece of his art dealer, as whose workshop manager he worked. In 1939, the ...

Amsterdam Maritime Museum

The history of the Netherlands is closely linked to trade and seafaring. Het Scheepvaartmuseum, only twenty minutes from the central station, documents the history of Amsterdam's seafaring in a vividly impressive way.

Museum Ons' Lieve Heer Op Solder

What lies behind a museum whose name translates as "Our dear Lord in the Attic"? If you want to unravel the mystery, drive to the center of Amsterdam and simply seek out the original 17th-century house at Oudezijds Voorburgwal 38. Here he learns about a special chapter of Dutch history. Through ...

Amsterdam Pipe Museum

Smoking has fallen into disrepute. However, the tobacco pipe is still a hallmark of good taste and appears in literature and art. The culture of smoking must be preserved as a historical phenomenon. This is the mission of the Tobacco Pipe Museum at Prinsengracht 488 near Leidseplein, which sees itself as ...

The flower market of Amsterdam

Tulips from Amsterdam are world-famous and legendary. In the city centre of this cosy metropolis between Muntplein and Koningsplein, the flower market takes place every day. Plants, cut flowers and bulbs of all kinds have been on sale here since 1883.

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Amsterdam

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