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Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, known for its artistic heritage, canals, museums, and cycling culture. Learn more about its history, culture, and attractions on Wikipedia.
Amsterdam drawn from the IJ in 1538, by Cornelis Anthoniszoon. This is the oldest city map of Amsterdam. It shows the completed medieval city with defensive wall and gates. Amsterdam has a long and eventful history. The origins of the city lie around 1000 CE, [1] [2] when inhabitants settled at the mouth of the Amstel and began peatland ...
Canals of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than 100 kilometers (62 mi) of grachten (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals (Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht), dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form concentric belts around the city, known as the Grachtengordel.
Dam Square. Dam Square with the Royal Palace (center) and the back of the National Monument (left) in 2024. Dam Square or the Dam (Dutch pronunciation: [dɑm]) is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important ...
The original city map, 1660 Redraft of the Castello Plan of New Amsterdam in 1660, redrawn in 1916 by John Wolcott Adams and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes. The Castello Plan – officially entitled Afbeeldinge van de Stadt Amsterdam in Nieuw Neederlandt (Dutch, "Picture of the City of Amsterdam in New Netherland") – is an early city map of what is now the Financial District of Lower Manhattan ...
The Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (Dutch: Metropoolregio Amsterdam) is the city region around the city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam, the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, as well as 36 further municipalities within the two ...