Amsterdamse Poort (Amsterdam)
Amsterdamse Poort may refer to: * Amsterdam Gate, Jakarta, a gate in Jakarta, Indonesia * Amsterdamse Poort, Haarlem, a city gate of Haarlem, the Netherlands * Amsterdamse Poort (shopping centre) The Amsterdamse Poort is a Shopping mall, shopping centre in the Amsterdam Boroughs of Amsterdam, borough of Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Zuidoost. It opened in 1987. This shopping centre is the largest in Amsterdam. It is located near the Amsterdam Bijl ...

Amsterdam Gate, Jakarta
The Amsterdam Gate () formed the entrance to the Castle Square () south of Batavia Castle. The gate existed from 1744 up to the 1950s in what is now known as Kota, Jakarta, where it would have stood near the intersection of Jalan Nelayan Timur and Jalan Cengkeh. History Amsterdam Poort was first built in the 17th century. During the rule of governor-general Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff between 1743 and 1750, the castle of Batavia was expanded. Among the involved works was the demolition of the fort's original southeast wall. A new southeast wall was built further south along the Amsterdamse Gracht (current day Nelayan Timur street), thereby including the Castle Square within the castle grounds. The newly build gate was changed to Rococo style. The entrance through the new wall was formed by a gatehouse of two storeys high and topped with a dome and clock. Part of this building was used as a prison, in a similar fashion as the Gevangenpoort in The Hague. Owing to its locatio ...
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Amsterdamse Poort, Haarlem
The Amsterdamse Poort is an old city gate of Haarlem, Netherlands. It is located at the end of the old route from Amsterdam to Haarlem and the only gate left from the original twelve city gates. History It was created in 1355 and is the only remaining city gate from the defenses of Haarlem. Until the 17th century it was the city gate used for traffic by land eastwards towards Spaarnwoude over the Laeghe weg (now Oude weg). In 1631 the Haarlemmertrekvaart was dug, which shortened the waterway from Haarlem to Amsterdam considerably. This gate, for those travelling by land, was called the ''Spaarnwouderpoort''. With the new canal and its towpath, the trip was so short, it became much more popular, since it was now possible to travel back and forth to Amsterdam on the same day. Thus the name of the gate changed to ''Amsterdamse Poort''.''Beknopte geschiedenis van Haarlem'', by Gerdina Hendrika Kurtz, 1946, p.31 In 1865 the city government wanted to demolish the gate. A speedy proce ...
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