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Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
, one of
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's capitals, has many attractions for visitors. The city's most famous sight is the 17th-century
canals of Amsterdam Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than 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 co ...
(in ), located in the heart of Amsterdam, have been added to the
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.


Museums

* The
Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the S ...
is the national museum of the Netherlands. * The
Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum () is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened o ...
specialises in works by Vincent van Gogh. * The
Stedelijk Museum The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
specialises in modern art. *
Eye Filmmuseum Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. Location and history Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in ...
(2012) * The Rembrandt House Museum specialises in works by Rembrandt van Rijn. * The
Anne Frank House The Anne Frank House () is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Judaism, Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in Amsterdam-Centrum, central Amst ...
, Prinsengracht 263. * The Museum Het Grachtenhuis (The Canal House Museum), gateway to the canals, Herengracht 386 * The
H'ART Museum H'ART Museum is an art museum located on the banks of the Amstel river in Amsterdam. Formerly a satellite of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, Russia, the museum cut ties with the Hermitage after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. H ...
* The
Wereldmuseum The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam (formerly known as the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde) is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in N ...
, anthropological museum. * The NEMO, the science museum in a building that looks like a sinking ship. * The Verzetsmuseum, the Amsterdam resistance museum. * The
Amsterdam Museum The Amsterdam Museum, known until 2010 as the Amsterdam Historical Museum, is an Amsterdam-based museum dedicated to the city's past and present. Due to the renovation of its main location, the museum is temporarily located in the Amstelhof on the ...
, Amsterdam's historical museum. * The Allard Pierson Museum, Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam. * The Bijbels Museum, where the
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, art and culture meet in a monument full of history. * The Filmmuseum, Holland's museum for cinematography. * The Joods Historisch Museum, The Jewish Historical Museum collects objects and works of art associated with the religion, culture and history of the Jews in the Netherlands and its former colonies. * The Museum Van Loon, a home on the canal. The double-sized canal house dates from 1672. * Het Scheepvaartmuseum, museum about Dutch maritime history. Reopened on the 1 October 2011 after renovations since January 2007. * Diamond Museum Amsterdam, a museum at the Museumplein about the history of diamonds.


Religious sites

* '' Obrechtkerk'' (1911) * '' Oude Kerk'' ("Old Church") (ca. 1306). * '' Nieuwe Kerk'' ("New Church") (1408). * '' Zuiderkerk'' ("Southern Church"), the city's first church built specifically for
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services (1603–1611). * ''
Noorderkerk The Noorderkerk (Dutch language, Dutch for "northern church") is a 17th-century Protestant church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Noorderkerk is located along Prinsengracht canal, on Noordermarkt square. The church is used for Dutch Reformed Ch ...
'' ("Northern Church") (1620–1623). * ''
Westerkerk The Westerkerk (; ) is a Calvinism, Reformed church within Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel (Amsterdam), Grachtengordel nei ...
'' ("Western Church"), finished in 1638 after a design by
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*
Westermoskee Westermoskee (, ; , ) is a mosque located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is situated on the bank of the canalized river Schinkel (river), Schinkel in the Chassébuurt in De Baarsjes in the borough of Amsterdam-West. With a floor surface of 800 m2 ...
("Western mosque") (2015). * '' Oosterkerk'' ("Eastern Church"), construction was completed in 1671. * '' Ronde Lutherse Kerk'' ("Round Lutheran Church"), the first round
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church in the Netherlands, with a copper dome. * English Reformed Church, in fact part of the
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. One of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam, situated in the Begijnhof, right in the centre of the city. * '' De Krijtberg'', a Neo-Gothic church with twin towers at the Singel canal. * ''Basilica of Saint Nicholas'', a Neo-Renaissance and Baroque Roman Catholic basilica. * ''Begijnhof Chapel'' (1665) * '' He Hua Temple (2000),'' Buddhist temple. * '' De Duif'' ("The Dove") * ''
Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder (OLHOS; ) is a 17th-century canal house, Schuilkerk, house church, and museum in the city center of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Catholic Church was built on the top three floors of the canal house during the 1660s. I ...
'' ("Our Lord in the Attic"), also known as Museum Amstelkring, a church hidden in an attic. * '' De papegaai'' ("The Parrot"), located in the busy
Kalverstraat The Kalverstraat (, ) is a busy shopping street of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The street runs roughly North-South for about 750 meters, from Dam Square to Muntplein square. The Kalverstraat is the most expensive shopping stree ...
, a Neo-Gothic church built in 1848. * '' Mozes en Aäronkerk'' ("Moses and Aaron Church"), a Neoclassic church with twin towers on
Waterlooplein Waterlooplein (Waterloo Square) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square near the Amstel river is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Prominent buildings on the square are the Stopera city hall and opera bu ...
. * Portuguese Synagogue (1675)


Bridges

* The Magere Brug is probably the most famous drawbridge in Amsterdam. * The
Blauwbrug The Blauwbrug (English: Blue bridge) is a historic bridge in Amsterdam, Netherlands over the river Amstel. It connects the Rembrandtplein area with the Waterlooplein area, and lies south to the Stopera. The bridge owes its name to a wooden " ...
, which connects the Rembrandtplein area with the Waterlooplein area. * The
Python Bridge Python Bridge, officially known as High Bridge (''Hoge Brug''), is a bridge that spans the canal between Sporenburg and Borneo Island in Eastern Docklands, Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municip ...
, bridge connects Sporenburg to Borneo Island and won the International Footbridge Award 2002.


Buildings

* Royal Palace, former town hall, built in 1648. *
Stopera The Stopera is a building complex in Amsterdam, Netherlands, housing both the city hall of Amsterdam and the Dutch National Opera and Ballet (formerly Het Muziektheater), the principal opera house in Amsterdam that is home of Dutch National Ope ...
, combined town hall and opera house. *
Kalvertoren The Kalvertoren, a shopping center in Amsterdam, is located on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam's busiest shopping street. The project was developed by Multi Corporation. In 1998, the shopping centre tower won the annual European Shopping Centre Award tha ...
, shopping mall located in the busy Kalverstraat. *
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, stock exchange. *
Beurs van Berlage The Beurs van Berlage (literally ''Berlage's stock market'') is a building on the Damrak, in the centre of Amsterdam. It was designed as a commodity exchange by architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage and constructed between 1896 and 1903. It inf ...
, originally designed as a commodity exchange by architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage, now used for conferences. * Centraal Station, neo-Gothic building. *
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, built as part of the city's fortifications in 1481-1494, later a weighing house, now a cafe and museum. *
Montelbaanstoren The Montelbaanstoren is a tower on the bank of the Oudeschans – a canal in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It ha ...
, built in 1512 as a part of the city's fortifications. *
Munttoren The Munttoren (; "Mint Tower") or Munt () is a tower in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It stands on the busy Muntplein (Amsterdam), Muntplein square, where the Amstel river and the Singel (Amsterdam), Singel canal meet, near the flower market and the east ...
, the tower was built in 1619–1620 and it is the southern tower among all other ones in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
* Magna Plaza, a former post office dating back to 1899 converted into a shopping mall in 1990 *
Lloyd Hotel The Hoxton, Lloyd Amsterdam is a hotel housed in a historic building in the Eastern Docklands of Amsterdam, commissioned by the Royal Holland Lloyd ( Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd). Founded as a hotel, it initially housed travelling immigrants. L ...
, built between 1917 and 1920 as an emigrants' hotel. *
East India House East India House was the London headquarters of the East India Company, from which much of Company rule in India, British India was governed until the British government took control of the company's possessions in India in 1858. It was locate ...
, headquarters of
Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( ; VOC ), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered company, chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the States Ge ...
, a 17th-century Dutch trading giant, from 1606 to 1798. Now a university building. * Rembrandt Tower, a 150-metre skyscraper. * Bijlmerbajes, a former prison complex in Amsterdam near Amstel station. * Johan Cruyff Arena, a football stadium, home to
Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
football club. * A'dam Tower, a 100-meter-high lookout near the IJ river. * Begijnhof, one of the oldest inner courts in Amsterdam. * Portuguese Synagogue, impressive building founded by the
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Jewish community in 1670. * El Tawheed Mosque, a mosque founded in 1986. * Homomonument, a memorial in the centre of Amsterdam commemorating all gay men and lesbians who have been subjected to persecution because of their sexual orientation. * Millennium Tower, a 97.5-metre, 24-floor office building. *
Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports ...
, built as the main stadium for the
1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
. It was designed by the architect Jan Wils. * The
Amsterdam Metro The Amsterdam Metro () is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipalities of Diemen and Ouder-Amstel. Until 2019, it also served the municipality o ...
, a metro system with five lines. *
Public Library A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
by architect J. Coenen on Oosterdokseiland, near Central Station. Has a wonderful view over the city. * Shan He Hua Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe built in the traditional Chinese style. * The Smallest House in Amsterdam, only 2.02 meters (6 ft., 7.5 in.) in width and 5 meters (16 ft. 4.0 in.) in depth.


Concert halls

* The
Concertgebouw Concertgebouw may refer to one of the following concert halls: * Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands * Concertgebouw, Bruges, Belgium * Concertgebouw de Vereeniging, Netherlands {{disambiguation Buildings and structures disambiguation pages ...
, home to the world-class symphony orchestra, the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (, ) is a Dutch symphony orchestra, established in 1888 at the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw (concert hall). It is considered one of the world's leading orchestras. It was known as the Concertgebouw Orchestra u ...
. * The
Stopera The Stopera is a building complex in Amsterdam, Netherlands, housing both the city hall of Amsterdam and the Dutch National Opera and Ballet (formerly Het Muziektheater), the principal opera house in Amsterdam that is home of Dutch National Ope ...
, combined town hall and opera house. * AFAS Live. * Ziggo Dome. * Paradiso, a rock-music venue and cultural centre. *
Melkweg Melkweg (Dutch for "Milky Way") is a music venue and cultural center on Lijnbaansgracht, near Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is housed in a former dairy and includes four music halls as well as a cinema, a restaurant and an exhibitio ...
, a pop-music venue and cultural centre. * The
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ ( English: "Music Building on the IJ") is the main concert hall for contemporary classical music on the IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The building opened in 2005 and is located above the IJtunnel, a ten-minute walk from ...
, specializing in contemporary classical music. * The
Bimhuis The Bimhuis is a concert hall for jazz and improvised music in Amsterdam. With an average of 150 performances a year the Bimhuis is the main stage for these musical genres in the Netherlands. In 2017 it was also a host for the 17th edition of ...
, for jazz and improvised music, located within the Muziekgebouw.


Diamond factories

* Coster Diamonds, one of the oldest diamond polishing factories in the Netherlands


Red-light districts

* De Wallen, located around the Oude Kerk


Squares

There are many squares (suffixed with ''plein'') in Amsterdam. Here is a partial list of some of the better-known ones: * The
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, the central square of Amsterdam, where stands the Royal Palace on the Dam and the Netherlands National Monument. * Koningsplein. *
Leidseplein 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 ...
, a plaza on the southwest end of the Leidsestraat. * Muntplein, at the intersection of Kalverstraat and Rokin, a
town square A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Relat ...
centered on the old Tower of the Mint (
Munttoren The Munttoren (; "Mint Tower") or Munt () is a tower in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It stands on the busy Muntplein (Amsterdam), Muntplein square, where the Amstel river and the Singel (Amsterdam), Singel canal meet, near the flower market and the east ...
). *
Museumplein The Museumplein (; ) is a public space in the Museumkwartier (Amsterdam), Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid stadsdeel, borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located at the Museumplein are three major museums – the Rijksmuseum, V ...
, southwest of the
Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the S ...
, holds the
Stedelijk Museum The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
and the
Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum () is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened o ...
. * Rembrandtplein. *
Waterlooplein Waterlooplein (Waterloo Square) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square near the Amstel river is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Prominent buildings on the square are the Stopera city hall and opera bu ...
, south of the Rembrandt House Museum, the site of an open-air market. * Markenplein, a place which holds Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTA), close by the
Waterlooplein Waterlooplein (Waterloo Square) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square near the Amstel river is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Prominent buildings on the square are the Stopera city hall and opera bu ...
.


Open-air markets

* Albert Cuyp Market, great open-air food market in the De Pijp district. *
Waterlooplein Waterlooplein (Waterloo Square) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square near the Amstel river is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Prominent buildings on the square are the Stopera city hall and opera bu ...
, south of the Rembrandt House Museum, the site of an open-air market. * Dappermarkt, open-air food and clothing market in the Dapperbuurt district. *
Noordermarkt The Noordermarkt (; ) 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. O ...
, Saturday market for
organic food Organic food, also known as ecological or biological food, refers to foods and beverages produced using methods that comply with the standards of organic farming. Standards vary worldwide, but organic farming features practices that cycle resou ...
. *
Bloemenmarkt The Bloemenmarkt () is the world's only floating flower market (place), market. Founded in 1862, it is sited in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Singel (Amsterdam), the Singel canal between Muntplein (Amsterdam), Muntplein and Koningsplein in the city' ...
, the only floating flower market in the world.


Breweries

* Heineken Brewery, located in the borough De Pijp. Now a museum. * Brouwerij 't IJ, located at the foot of the beautiful De Gooyer
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. * Brouwerij de Prael, located at the Oudezijds Voorburgwal in the heart of the red-light district


Zoos

* Artis, the oldest zoo in the Netherlands.


Periodic events

* January - National Tulip Day, opening of the tulip season on
Dam Square Dam Square or the Dam () 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 locations in the city and the country. ...
. * April - (till 2013) Koninginnedag, ''Queen's day'', 30 April, former Queen
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's birthday, also the day Juliana transferred her title to her daughter
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. * April - (from 2014)
Koningsdag () or King's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 27 April (26 April if the 27th is a Sunday), the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. When the Dutch monarch is female, the holiday is kno ...
''King's day'', 27 April, King Willem Alexander's birthday. * June - The ''Amsterdam Roots'' Festival, last week of June, an international music festival. * June -
Holland Festival The Holland Festival () is the oldest and largest performing arts festival in the Netherlands. It takes place every June in Amsterdam. It comprises theatre, music, opera and modern dance. In recent years, multimedia, visual arts, film and architec ...
is an international festival for theater, music, dance, opera, film, and art, throughout the month of June. * August - Amsterdam Pride, the first weekend of August,
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weekend. * August -
Hartjesdag Originally Hartjesdag (Day of Hearts) was a festival celebrated on the third Monday in August in the Dutch areas of Haarlem and Bloemendaal and in various parts of Amsterdam, particularly around the Haarlemmerplein, in the Jordaan, and in the Dap ...
, 3rd weekend in August. * August - Uitmarkt, last weekend in August, the start of the cultural season. * August -
Amsterdam Tournament The Amsterdam Tournament () was a pre-season association football competition, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The competition was hosted by Eredivisie club AFC Ajax, Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena. It was inaugurated in 1975 as the Amsterdam 700 T ...
, late August, International Football tournament hosted by
AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...
. * August - Sail Amsterdam, a five-yearly event, when
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s from all over the world can be visited; next event 2025. * October -
Amsterdam Marathon The Amsterdam Marathon, currently branded as TCS Amsterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road running, road race has a IAAF Road Race Label Events, Platinum Label from World Athle ...
, mid-October. * October - Amsterdam Dance Event, world's biggest electronic music conference and club festival, mid-October. * October – The
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Beer Festival in the
Beurs van Berlage The Beurs van Berlage (literally ''Berlage's stock market'') is a building on the Damrak, in the centre of Amsterdam. It was designed as a commodity exchange by architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage and constructed between 1896 and 1903. It inf ...
(Old Stock Exchange). * October – ''Grachtenrace'' (Canal Race), 25 km rowing race, 2nd Saturday in October. * November - Shadow Festival of Documentary Film. * November – December The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). * November - Cannabis Cup, mid-November annual cannabis competition, hosted by ''
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''. * December - 1 December 2012. Amsterdam Showcase, International Art Fair at De Oude Kerk, Oudekerkseplein 23.


Parks

* Amstelpark * Amsterdamse Bos * Beatrixpark * Diemerpark * Flevopark * Frankendael * Hortus Botanicus * Oosterpark * Rembrandtpark * Sarphatipark * Sloterpark * Vliegenbos *
Vondelpark The Vondelpark () is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally na ...
* Wertheimpark * Westerpark


See also


References

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Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...