A report on Amsterdam and Plantage

The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.

The initial design for the city's fourth expansion (Dutch: Vierde uitleg) by Daniël Stalpaert; Plantage is located on the left

Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst

Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.

View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891

Hotel Rembrandt on the Plantage Middenlaan

Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century

The Gebouw Plancius houses the Verzetsmuseum (Resistance Museum).

People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945

The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.

Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal

Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.

Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010

The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches

A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.

The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.

The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.

The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.

The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world

The Zuidas, the city's main business district

Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.

De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.

An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.

The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.

The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.

Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016

The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.

Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre

One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride

Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.

King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013

The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.

Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.

Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht

The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

Plantage is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands located in its Centrum borough.

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The Museumplein with the city's major museums, the Vondelpark, a 19th-century park named after the Dutch writer Joost van den Vondel, as well as the Plantage neighbourhood, with the zoo, are also located outside the Grachtengordel.

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Hortus Botanicus (Amsterdam)

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One of the tokens medics had to use to gain access to the garden in the eighteenth century.

Persian ironwood tree (Parottia persica) at the Hortus Botanicus

A flowering Victoria in the Hortus Botanicus

A rare kind of transparent butterfly inside a greenhouse at the Hortus Botanicus (Amsterdam)

Trunk of the Catalpa bignonioides (detail).

Trunk of the Platanus hispanica (detail).

Bridge 233, Dr. D.M. Sluyspad over the Nieuwe Herengracht

Hortus Botanicus is a botanical garden in the Plantage district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Natura Artis Magistra

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There are no longer any orangutans at Artis

Bronze sea lion sculpture by Anthony Smith at Artis

Natura Artis Magistra (Latin for "Nature is the teacher of the arts"), commonly known just as Artis, is a zoo and botanical garden in the centre of Amsterdam.

The core of the current zoo property, then the "Middenhof" estate, was purchased by the board of the zoological society "Natura Artis Magistra" late in 1838 in the Plantage, which was then a rural area on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam-Centrum

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Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, Burgwallen Oude Zijde

Paleis van Justitie seen from the north, Haarlemmerbuurt

Westerkerk and Prinsengracht, Grachtengordel

Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands containing the majority of the city's landmarks.

Amsterdam-Centrum consists of fourteen neighborhoods: Binnenstad (comprising the Burgwallen Oude Zijde and Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde areas), Grachtengordel (including the Negen Straatjes district), Haarlemmerbuurt, Jodenbuurt, Jordaan, Kadijken, Lastage, Oosterdokseiland, Oostelijke Eilanden (including the Czaar Peterbuurt), Plantage, Rapenburg, Uilenburg, Westelijke Eilanden and Weteringschans.

Verzetsmuseum

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The Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) is a museum located in the Plantage neighbourhood in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.