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86 ❯❯ Amsterdam Area by Area

Nieuwe Zijde

Despite its name, the Nieuwe Zijde (New Side), together with the
Oude Zijde, was at the centre of Amsterdam’s early maritime
settlement. From the boundary between the two, the Nieuwe
Zijde extends west to the Singel, and over time it has developed a
different character from its neighbour. The medieval city, with its
wooden housing, was highly susceptible to fire, and much of the
area was burnt down in 1452. During the 19th century, most of its
canals were filled in, resulting in lively shopping streets Damrak,
Rokin and Nieuwendijk, as well as Kalverstraat, scene of a
medieval market. Pockets of history survive – in the network of
narrow 14th-century streets off Kalverstraat, the Begijnhof, the
17th-century orphanage that houses the Amsterdam Museum,
and, at the heart of the district, Dam Square.
AREA MAP OF NIEUWE ZIJDE
0 metres 200
L A N G E S T R A AT S i n g e l S INGEL HEKELVELD PRINS HEN DRIKK ADE
0 yards 200 KATTENGAT NIEUWENDIJK STATIONS- Centraal
Station
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NIEUWEZIJDS
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H E RE NG R ACH T SINGE L BLAUWBURGWAL NIEUWEZIJDS VOO RB UR GWA L JACOBSSTR. NIEU WENDIJK DAM R A K Damrak NIEUWEBRUG- SINT OLOFSPOORT
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SPUI STR AAT GRAVENSTRAAT NIEUWENDIJK DAM R A K BEURS- BE URS ST R A AT WARM O E SS T R A AT G EL DE R SEK A DE
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SINGEL PALEISSTRAAT DAMSTRAAT OUDEZIJDS Nieuwmarkt
NIEUW-
MARKT
PIJLSTEEG
OUDEZIJDS ACHTERBURGWAL
S i n g e l WIJDEST. N ES OUDEZIJDS ACHTERBURGWAL D I J K S T R .
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S IN G EL SP UI S TR AAT VOORBURGWAL K A LV E R S T R A AT RO KI N R OKIN N ES OUDEZIJDS VOORBURGWAL K LOV ENI ER S BU RGWAL KLOVENIERSBURGWAL ST ANTONIESBREESTR.
NIEUWEZIJDS GEDEMPTE BEGIJNENSLOOT RUSLAND Top 10 Sights
Grimburgwal see pp87–9
SP UI OUDE TURFMARKT KLO VENIERSBURGWAL Restaurants, Cafés
and Bars see p90
The Best of the Rest
see p91
ROK I N
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SINGEL
VOETBOOG-
KALVERSTRAAT
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