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MUSEUM QUARTER

Until the late 1800s, the Museum Quarter Museum plein has two memorials to the
was little more than an area of farms and victims of World War II. The plein is still used
small-holdings. At this time, the city council today as a site for political demonstrations.
designated it an area of art and culture and To the north and south are late 19th-
plans were conceived for constructing and early 20th-century houses, where
Amsterdam’s great cultural monuments: the streets are named after artists and
the Rijksmuseum, the Stedelijk Museum intellectuals, such as the 17th-century
and the Concertgebouw. The Van Gogh Dutch poet Roemer Visscher. To the west,
Museum followed in 1973, its striking the Vondelpark offers a pleasant, fresh-air
extension being added in 1999. The break from all the museums.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Workshops Historic Buildings
1 Rijksmuseum pp126–9 7 Hollandsche Manege
2 Coster Diamonds 8 Vondelkerk
3 Van Gogh Museum pp130–31 Parks
4 Stedelijk Museum pp132–3
9 Vondelparkpaviljoen 6 Vondelpark
Concert Halls
5 Concertgebouw
See also Street Finder
map 3 & 4
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Rembrandt’s famous painting, The Night Watch, at the Rijksmuseum For map symbols see back flap
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