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Leidseplein (English: Leiden Square) is a square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the Weteringschans neighborhood (Centrum borough), immediately northeast of the Singelgracht. It is located on the crossroads of the Weteringschans, Marnixstraat and Leidsestraat.
Marnixstraat is a main street in Amsterdam. A large bus depot and the main police station are located on the street. [2] Martelaarsgracht; N. Nes (Amsterdam)
The Singelgracht is often confused with another Amsterdam canal, the Singel. The Singel however surrounds the relatively small medieval center of Amsterdam, whereas the Singelgracht surrounds the entire city center, including the famous ring of canals. The name merely applies to the waterway, not to the adjacent built-up quays.
As of March 3, 2019, the M5 series was used on Line 51, which no longer operates as a light rail line to Amstelveen but was rerouted from Zuid Station to Isolatorweg as a full metro service. On November 6, 2015, trainset 162 was delivered and coupled to trainset 161, delivered on 30 October, completing the delivery of all 28 M5 trainsets.
An Amsterdammertje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑmərtɕə] ⓘ) is the typical red-brown steel traffic bollard that is used to separate the pavement from the street in Amsterdam. Amsterdammertje is Dutch for 'little one from Amsterdam'. The bollards bear the three Saint Andrew's Crosses from the coat of arms of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam vult mijn gedachten, als de mooiste stad in ons land. Al die Amsterdamse mensen, al die lichtjes 's avonds laat op het plein. Niemand kan zich beter wensen dan een Amsterdammer te zijn. ("To the Amsterdam canals I have given my heart for ever; Amsterdam fills my mind as the most beautiful city of our country. All those Amsterdam people,
The Big Map of Amsterdam in 1544 by Cornelis Anthonisz. Depicting the sharp angle the Schreierstoren makes with the old city wall on the bottom-left. The name in Old Dutch was 'Schreyhoeckstoren' (schrey = sharp, hoeck = angle, toren = tower) referring to the sharp angle the tower makes in the once-connected city walls. [3]
The Brouwersgracht is a canal in Amsterdam that connects the Singel with the Singelgracht.The canal marks the northwestern border of the Grachtengordel (canal belt). Between the Prinsengracht and the Singelgracht the Brouwersgracht forms the northern border of the Jordaan neighborhood.