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Melkweg |
The Melkweg (English translation: Milky Way) is a popular music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It is located on the Lijnbaansgracht, near the Leidseplein, a prime nightlife center of Amsterdam. It is housed in a former warehouse and is divided into a number of spaces of va... |
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Leidseplein |
The Leidseplein is a square in central Amsterdam famous for its restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
Lying in the southwest of the Grachtengordel district of Amsterdam, the Leidseplein is immediately northeast of the Singelgracht canal. It is situated on the crossroads of the Weteringschans, the Marni... |
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Stadsschouwburg |
The Stadsschouwburg (Dutch: Municipal Theatre) of Amsterdam is the name of a theatre building at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The building is in the neo-Renaissance style dating back to 1894, and is the former home of the National Ballet and Opera.
The first rederijkers appeare... |
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Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station |
Amsterdam Centraal is the central train station of Amsterdam. It is also one of the main railway hubs of the Netherlands and is used by 250,000 passengers a day, excluding transferring passengers.
In addition, it's also the starting point of Amsterdam Metro lines 51, 53, and 54. Amsterdam Centraal... |
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Muntplein |
The Muntplein (literally "mint square") is a square in the centre of Amsterdam.
The square is in fact a bridge — the widest bridge in Amsterdam — which crosses the Singel canal at the point where it flows into the Amstel river. All bridges in Amsterdam are numbered, and the Muntplein carries the nu... |
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The Waag |
The Waag (weigh house) is a 15th-century building on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam.
It was originally a city gate and part of the walls of Amsterdam. The building has also served as a guildhall, museum, fire station and anatomical theatre, among others. The Waag is the oldest remaining non-religio... |
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Oude Kerk |
The Oude Kerk (old church) is Amsterdam’s oldest building and oldest parish church, consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint.
After the Reformation in 1578 it became a Calvinist church, which it remains today. It stands in De Wallen, now Amsterdam's main r... |
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Waterlooplein |
Waterlooplein is a square in the centre of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, near the Amstel river.
Waterlooplein was created in 1882 when the Leprozengracht and Houtgracht canals were filled in. The square is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The square became a marketplace when the city gover... |
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Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam |
The Portuguese Synagogue also known as the Esnoga or Snoge, is a 17th-century Sephardic synagogue in Amsterdam.
Esnoga is the Ladino word for synagogue. The Amsterdam Sephardic community was one of the largest and richest in Europe during the Dutch Golden Age, and their very large synagogue reflec... |
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Stopera |
The Stopera is a building complex in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, housing both the city hall of Amsterdam and the Muziektheater, the principal opera house in Amsterdam and the home of De Nederlandse Opera, Het Nationale Ballet, and the Holland Symfonia.
The name "Stopera" is a portmanteau of stadhui... |
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