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Plantage

Visitors flock to Amsterdam’s excellent zoo,
but the rest of this distinguished residential
district, with its elegant villas and broad,
tree lined streets, is often overlooked. Most
of the villas appeared in the 19th century,
many of them occupied by Jews who had
prospered in the diamond industry, and
the neighbourhood’s strong Jewish
tradition is reflected in its numerous
memorials. The name “Plantage”
means plantation: this was a rural
area until the final extension of the
Grachtengordel in 1638. Despite its
tranquillity, there is no shortage of
places to visit and sights to see.
Gilded throne and
footstool, Hermitage

AREA MAP OF PLANTAGE
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Oosterdok
I J T U N N E L
Kattenburgervaart
Nieuw- OUDE WAAL K AT T E N B URGER STR A AT KATTENBURGERKADE
PRINS HENDRIKKADE
BINNENKANT
markt Oudeschans
GROTE WITTENBURGERSTRAAT
KLEINE WITTENBURGERSTRAAT
RECHTBOOMSSLOOT
OUDESCHANS
OUDESCHANS NIEUWE UILENBURGERSTR. FOELIESTRAAT H O O GT E Nieuwevaart WITTENBURGERKADE
KEIZERSSTR.
VALKENBURGER- STRAAT
Uilenburgergracht
NIEUWEVAART
HERENGRACHT
NIEUWE
K AD IJK
JODENBREESTR.
MR VISSER- RAPENBURGERSTRAAT ANN E FRANKSTR. LAAGTE KADIJK W IT TENB U R GER GR ACHT
E N T R E P OT D O K
WATERLOOPLEIN
PLEIN MUIDERSTR. Wertheim- HENRI Nieuwevaart
Park POLAKLAAN
Waterlooplein PLANTAGE PARKLAAN KERKLAAN Entrepotdok H O O GT E K ADIJK
NIEUWE
HERENGRACHT PLANTAGE A r tis P L ANTAGE
NIEUWE KEIZERSGRACHT PLANTAGE MUIDERGRACHT SA R P HAT IST R AAT
AMSTEL
KERKSTRAAT
PLANTAGE MIDDENLAAN
Amstel
NIEUWE W E E S P E R S T R A AT ROETER S TRAAT Plantage Muidergra c ht Sin gelgracht
PRINSENGRACHT
AMSTEL
NIEUWE
ACHTERGRACHT VALCKENIERSTRAAT
S A R P H AT I S T R A AT
NIEUWE Singelgracht
M AU R I T S K A D E
AMSTEL
Weesperplein OOST
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