Amsterdam monuments and landmarks

Royal Palace, Westerkerk, Oude Kerk… Opening hours, tickets, how to get there and the best time to visit each landmark.

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Amsterdam Canals: the Canal Ring and Canal Cruises

The Canal Ring (Grachtengordel) wraps around Amsterdam's old centre with three large concentric c...

Dam Square is Amsterdam's central square, a ten-minute walk from Central Station along the Damrak...

The Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis) takes up the whole west side of Dam Square. Built in the 17t...

The Begijnhof is an enclosed courtyard in central Amsterdam, just off the Spui, where the Beguine...

A'DAM Lookout occupies the 20th and 21st floors of the A'DAM Tower, IJpromenade 4 (1031 KT Amster...

Amsterdam Central Station (Amsterdam Centraal), on Stationsplein (1012 AB Amsterdam), is both the...

The Magere Brug, or "Skinny Bridge", is the white drawbridge that spans the Amstel between the Ke...

The Nieuwe Kerk ("New Church") stands on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Consecrated in 140...

The Oude Kerk, at Oudekerksplein 23, is the oldest building in Amsterdam: a wooden chapel stood h...

The Westerkerk, the Protestant church on the Prinsengracht, was built between 1620 and 1631 to de...