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The Jordaan (Dutch pronunciation: [jɔrˈdaːn]) is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. [1] The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to the east; the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south.
The Noordermarkt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrdərˌmɑr(ə)kt]; English: Northern Market) is a square in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square is dominated by the 17th-Century Noorderkerk church, and is lined by cafés and restaurants. Markets are held on the square every Monday.
Around 1612, during the Twelve Years' Truce, the third expansion of the city began with the reclamation of the Grachtengordel (including the area now known as Negen Straatjes) and the Jordaan between Brouwersgracht en Leidsegracht. The majority of the buildings in Negen Straatjes date from the 18th century, with little remaining of the original ...
Numerous tourists view Amsterdam from canal boat tours (2015) Much of the Amsterdam canal system is the successful outcome of city planning.In the early part of the 17th century, with immigration rising, a comprehensive plan was put together, calling for four main, concentric half-circles of canals with their ends resting on the IJ Bay.
The Netherlands has a tradition of cabaret or kleinkunst, which combines music, storytelling, commentary, theatre and comedy. Cabaret dates back to the 1930s and artists like Wim Kan, Wim Sonneveld and Toon Hermans were pioneers of this form of art in the Netherlands. In Amsterdam is the Kleinkunstacademie (English: Cabaret Academy) and ...
The Bloemgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblumˌɣrɑxt]) is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht and runs between and parallel to Nieuwe Leliestraat and Bloemstraat in the Amsterdam-Centrum district.