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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

This guide helps you get the most from from architecture to tulip growing. They
your stay in the Netherlands. The first are accompanied by detailed and helpful
section, Introducing the Netherlands, places illustrations. Travellers’ Needs gives
the country on the map and puts it in its specifics on where to stay and where to
historical and cultural context. Chapters on eat and drink, while the Survival Guide
the provinces and the capital, Amsterdam, contains practical information on
describe the most important sights and everything from the public transport
places of interest. Features cover topics system to personal safety.

Amsterdam A MSTERD A M  75 Area Map
Amsterdam is divided OUDE ZIJDE of Jewish refugees from Portugal. The oldest 1This map is numbered
The eastern half of Amsterdam became
into five tourist areas. The known as the Oude Zijde (Old Side). of the four synagogues, now containing the to show the most important
Joods Historisch Museum, dates from this
Originally it occupied a narrow strip on
period. These were central to Jewish life
the east bank of the Amstel river, running
between Damrak and the Oudezijds in the city for centuries. During the Golden attractions. They are also given
corresponding chapters all Voorburgwal. At its heart was built the Oude Age (see pp54–5), the Oude Zijde was an
Kerk, the oldest church in the city. In the
important commercial centre. Boats could
early 15th century the Oude Zijde began an
sail up the Geldersekade to Nieuwmarkt,
begin with a list of numbered eastward expansion that continued into the where goods were weighed at the Waag in the Street Finder section
before being sold at the market.
1600s. This growth was fuelled by an influx
on pages 154–63.
sights and places of interest, Sights at a Glance Opera Houses t Portugees-Israëlitische Synagoge
Historic Buildings and
a Oude Kerk pp84–5
q Stadhuis-Muziektheater
Monuments
2 Waag
Museums
Streets and Markets
which are plotted on the Area 5 Agnietenkapel 4 Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum 1 Red Light District
6 Oudemanhuispoort
0 Museum het Rembrandthuis
3 Nieuwmarkt
7 De Waalse Kerk
r Joods Historisch Museum
w Waterlooplein
8 Trippenhuis
y Pintohuis Churches and Synagogues p Zeedijk
Map. The information for each u Montelbaanstoren 9 Zuiderkerk
e Mozes en Aäronkerk
i Scheepvaarthuis
o Schreierstoren
sight follows this numerical OUDEZIJDS KOLK A locator map places the
order, making sights easy to KORTE KROMME S E K A D E PRI N S HEND RI KKADE See also Street Finder district in the context of
maps 2 & 5
locate within the chapter. OUDE KERKS PL MONNIKEN NIEZEL MOLEN ST STR Z E E D I J K G E L D E R S E K A D E G E L D E R NIEUWE RIDDERSTRAAT O U D E B I N N E N K A N T SCHIPPERS STRAAT the rest of the city.
WAAL
VOORBURGWAL
O U D EZI J D S A C HTERB UR GWA L KOESTR BARNDEST BLOEDSTR MARKT NIEUW Nieuw- markt REC HT B RECHT BOOMSSLOOT Waalseilandsgracht KALKMARKT ‘S-GRAVENHEKJE PEPERSTRAAT
NIEUWE JONKERSTRAAT
W A A L
KROM BOOMSSLOOT
Sights at a Glance groups OUDEZIJDS O U D E Z I J D S A C H T E R B U R G W A L ST ANTONIESBREESTR A AT KRO M B O OMSSLOOT OOMSSL OOT KONINGS STR KORTE O U D E S C H A N S KADE OOSTERSE RAPENBURG FOELI E STRAAT PRINS HENDRIKKADE A recomm
NIEUWE FOELIESTR
OUDE
O U D E S C H A N S
HOOGSTR
the sights by category: RUSLAND SLIJKSTR K L O V E N I E R S B U R G W A L K L O V E N I E R S B U R G W A L RAAMGRACHT HOOGSTR NIEUWE Oudeschans NIEUWE UILENBURGERSTRAAT U i l e n b u r g e r g r a c h t SCHIPPERS GRACHT covers the most interesting
VA L K E N B U R G E R S T R A AT
historical buildings and VENDEL STR GROENBURGWAL G R O E N B U R G WA L RAAMGRACHT ZWANENBURGWAL WATERLOOPLEIN JODENHOUTTUINEN VA L K E N B U R G E R S T R A A T ANNE F RANKSTR streets in the area.
R A P E N B U R G E R S T R A A T
J ODENB RE E STRA AT
monuments, streets, NIEUWE DOELENSTR STAAL STAAL KADE STR Waterlooplein MR VISSER PLEIN MUIDERSTRAAT N I E U W E H E R E N G R A C H T
squares and gardens, A m s t e l WATERLOOPLEIN NIEUWE AMSTELSTR 0 metres 250
0 yards 250
museums and churches. The impressive Oude Kerk, Amsterdam’s oldest building  A MSTERD A M For map symbols see back flap C ANAL RING  111
110
Street-by-Street: Around the Jordaan The name “House with the Heads” CANAL
4 Huis met de Hoofden
West of the Grachtengordel, the Jordaan Egelantiersgracht is refers to the six Classical busts at the RING
still retains a network of narrow, Jordaan canal over- Mars, Minerva, Bacchus and Diana. NIEUWE
entrance, depicting Apollo, Ceres,
a charming tree-lined
characterful streets and delightful canals. looked by an interesting ZIJDE OUDE ZIJDE
All pages about Among the 17th-century workers’ houses mixture of old and
are dozens of quirky shops, which are well
new architecture. Its
numerous bridges
worth a browse, selling anything from
Amsterdam are designer clothes to old sinks, and lively provide pretty views. Locator Map
See Street Finder map 1
brown cafés and bars, which spill onto
the pavements in summer. A stroll along
marked in red. the Grachtengordel provides a glimpse P R I N S E N G R A C H T
into some of the city’s grandest canal
houses, including the Bartolotti House.
E G E L A N T I E R S G R A C H T
Street-by-Street Map K E I Z E R S G R A C H T
2 This map gives a
detailed summary of the The quiet Levensverzekeringsbank
The Eerste Hollandsche
Bloemgracht
heart of the five main canal was once a B L O E M G R A C H T P R I N S E N G R A C H T façade, is a rare example
building, with its fine
centre for makers
of paint and dye.
of Dutch Art Nouveau,
designed by Gerrit van
tourist areas of the city. K E I Z E R S G R A C H T L E L I E G R A C H T Arkel in 1905.
Key 2. Homomonument
Recommended route The pink triangle used
to “brand” homosexual
men during World War II
3 . Westerkerk 1 . Anne Frank Huis influenced the design
Hendrick de Keyser’s church is the For two years, the Frank family 0 metres 75 of this memorial to
site of Rembrandt’s unmarked and four others lived in a small oppressed gay men and
grave and was the setting for upstairs apartment that was 0 yards 75 women everywhere.
the wedding of Queen Beatrix hidden behind a revolving It was unveiled in
and Prince Claus in 1966. bookcase (see pp112–13). September 1987.
144  A MSTERD A M OUT SIDE THE CENTRE  145
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp396–7 and pp406–9
q Frankendael r Heineken
Middenweg 72. Map 6 F5. v 9. Experience
@ 41, 65, 101, 136, 152, 157. Stadhouderskade 78. Map 4 F3.
Open dawn–dusk. Tel 020-523 9222. v 7, 10, 16,
During the early part of the 18th 24. Open 11am–5:30pm daily. Stars indicate sights that
Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. & 7 =
century, many of Ams terdam’s Under 18s with parents only.
wealthier citizens built country ∑ heinekenexperience.com
retreats south of Plantage should not be missed.
Middenlaan on reclaimed land This historic 1867 building once
called the Watergraafsmeer. housed the Heineken brewery.
The elegant Louis XIV-style Now it offers an exhibition of
Frankendael is the last survivor. how beer is made, culminating
The house is closed to the in a tasting room where you can
public; the best views of the have a drink.
ornamented façade are from Interior of Amsterdam RAI with a trade fair in progress
Middenweg. This is also the best
place to view the fountain made t Huizenblok De y Verzetsmuseum deportation of the Jews, are
in 1714 by Ignatius van Logteren Dageraad Plantage Kerklaan 61. Map 6 D2. brought to life by exhibits
(1685–1732), a sculptor who, Pieter Lodewijk Takstraat. v 4, 12, 25. Tel 020-6202535. v 9, 14. showing where the refugees
along with his son, played a Closed to the public. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, hid and how food for them was
central role in the development 11am–5pm Mon & Sat. Closed 1 Jan, smuggled in.
of Amsterdam’s Louis XIV style. One of the best examples 27 Apr, 25 Dec. & 7 8 - 0
The rear gardens have been of Amsterdam School ∑ verzetsmuseum.org
restored and are open to the architecture (see pp146–7), u Amsterdam RAI
public. Behind the house is a De Dageraad (the Dawn) Previously based in a former Europaplein. Tel 0900-2678373.
small formal garden, and housing project was devel- synagogue in Nieuw Zuid (New v 4. q £ RAI. @ 62, 65.
beyond lies a landscaped, oped for poorer families South), now at a site in the Open depending on exhibition.
English-style garden. There are The ornamental façade of Frankendael House following the Housing Act Plantage, the Resistance Museum Enquiries: 8:30am–5:30pm Mon–Fri.
also allotment gardens. The of 1901, by which the city holds a fascinating collection of & ^ 7 with assistance. ∑ rai.nl Detailed Information
coach house is now home to decorated with symbols of America. Gerrit Schouten’s council condemned slums memorabilia recording the
café-restaurant Merkelbach. imperialism, such as stone 1819 diorama made of papier- and rethought housing policy. activities of Dutch Resistance Amsterdam RAI is one of the
friezes of peasants planting rice. mâché and painted wood Architect HP Berlage drew up workers in World War II. It was set largest exhibition and con-
Upon completion of the depicts life in Suriname. plans for the suburbs, aiming up by former members of the ference centres in the country. It 3All main attractions are
building’s renovation in 1978, to integrate rich and poor by Resistance and focuses on the hosts over 1,000 events annually,
the Royal Tropical Institute e Hermitage juxtaposing their housing. courage of the 25,000 people from cabaret to horse shows
opened a museum, with a huge Amsterdam After Berlage’s death, Piet actively involved in the move- and trade fairs. The first
cen tral hall and three levels of Kramer and Michel de Klerk ment. False documents, weap- Amsterdam trade fair was a described individually,
gall eries. The institute’s aims are Amstel 51. Map 8 E5. Tel 0900 437 adopted his ideas. From onry, film clips, photo graphs and bicycle exhibition in 1893.
to study and to help improve 648243. v 4, 9, 14. q Waterlooplein. 1918–23, they designed this equipment are on display. Subsequent shows included
popu lations of the tropics. The
event known as the “RAI” (Rijwiel
housing associ ation.
daily (to 8pm Wed). & free for under
Ignatius van Logteren’s fountain in the the lives of the indigenous 4 Muziektheater. Open 10am–5pm complex for the De Dageraad By 1945 there were 300,000 cars and became an annual including their addresses,
people in hiding in the Nether-
grounds of the Frankendael dis plays focus on develop ment 16s. Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr, 25 Dec. 7 lands, including Jews and Automobiel Industrie).
issues regarding daily life, anti-Nazi Dutch. Subsequent
0 - = ∑ hermitage.nl
w Tropenmuseum education and colonization. In the early 1990s the State events organized by the i De Pijp/Albert opening hours and other
Resis tance, like the February
The impressive mask collection
Cuypmarkt
Linnaeusstraat 2. Map 6 E3. includes feathered fertility Hermitage Museum in Strike against the
Tropenmuseum: Tel 020-5688200. masks from Zaire and carved St Petersburg, Russia, chose Albert Cuypstraat. Map 5 A5. v 4, 16,
Open 10am–5pm daily, 10am–3pm wooden masks from Central Amsterdam as the ideal city 24. Open 9:30am–5pm Mon–Sat.
5 Dec, 24 Dec, 31 Dec. in which to open a satellite practical information. Keys to
Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr, 5 May, 25 Dec. museum displaying tem porary The Albert Cuypmarkt, part of
∑ tropenmuseum.nl exhibitions drawn from the the De Pijp area, began trading
Tropenmuseum Junior: Tel 020- Hermitage’s rich collection. It in 1904 and is still going strong,
5688233. Open for special is housed in the former with over 325 stalls selling the symbols used are on the
programmes in Dutch language only Amstelhof – a shelter for poor flowers, clothing, poultry, fish
(phone or see website). Closed As elderly women – and opened in and other items. De Pijp, once a
Tropenmuseum. v 9, 14. & 7 8 2004 with a spectacular poor working class sector, has
0 - = ∑ kindermuseum.nl exhibition of fine Greek gold turned into one of the city’s back flap of this book.
2nd century BC. The museum,
Built to house the Dutch jewellery from the 6th to the liveliest areas. The rest of the area
has gentrified and now features
Colonial Institute, this vast which has an auditorium and a designer bars, restaurants and
complex was finished in children’s wing, also has a fine trendy shops, while Sarphatipark
1926 by architects MA and Balinese tiger protector mask and model at restaurant, Neva, which is open is a haven of tranquility amidst
J Nieuwkerken. The exterior is the Tropenmuseum to non-visitors. Imposing corner block of De Dageraad public housing the hustle and bustle.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp396–397 and pp406–409
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