Must See Historical Buildings in Amsterdam

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Begijnhof

Historic medieval courtyard featuring well-preserved buildings, a chapel, and a tranquil atmosphere linked to a religious community of unmarried women.
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Magna Plaza

Historic neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance shopping center housed in a former post office building. The building is a national monument and features accessible facilities.
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De Bloem Windmill

Even though it is still turning, this former flour mill is now used as an office.
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Southern Church Amsterdam

The Zuiderkerk is a 17th-century Protestant church in the Nieuwmarkt area of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
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Museum Our Lord in the Attic

Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder is a 17th-century canal house, house church, and museum in the city center of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Paradiso

This building initially served as a church but was later turned into a concert hall.
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Westergasfabriek

The Westergasfabriek is a former gasworks in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, now used as a cultural venue.

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Audio Guides – Amsterdam

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The Best of Amsterdam

96 min5.1 km8 stops

This walk links Amsterdam's essential sights into one route through the historic center: Centraal Station, the oldest building in the city amid the Red Light District, Dam Square, the Anne Frank House on the edge of the Jordaan, a stretch of Golden Age canal architecture, the hidden Begijnhof courtyard, the lively Leidseplein square, and the Museum Quarter's Rijksmuseum. Eight stops, roughly ninety minutes on foot including stops. The walk starts at Centraal Station, Amsterdam's main transit hub.

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