Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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8.8 km
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Experience Amsterdam in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in AmsterdamIndividual Sights in AmsterdamSight 1: Olympiahuis
The Olympiahuisje, also known as the Porter's House, or Northern Service House, is a former porter's house on the grounds in Amsterdam, where the 1928 Olympic Games took place. During these games, it served as a post office. Like the Olympic Stadium, it was designed by architect Jan Wils.
Sight 2: Fanny Blankers-Koen
Francina Elsje Blankers-Koen was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname "the Flying Housewife", and was the most successful athlete at the event.
Sight 3: Monument Indië-Nederland
The Monument Indië-Nederland is located near the Olympiaplein in the southern part of Amsterdam. The monument was originally a memorial for General J. B. van Heutsz, who was the commandant of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and is also known for conquering Aceh for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1903 following the Aceh War. Because of political pressure the name was in 2004 changed to Monument Indië-Nederland.
Sight 4: Monument voor gefusilleerde verzetstrijders
The Apollolaan Resistance Monument is a work of art in the south of Amsterdam.
Sight 5: Concertgebouw
The Royal Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls in the world, along with Boston's Symphony Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna.
Sight 6: Museum Square
Museumplein may refer to:Museumplein (Amsterdam), a square in the south of Amsterdam Parking garage Museumplein, a parking garage underneath this square Amsterdam Museumplein was a railway station that was planned to be the terminus of the Schiphol Line Place du Musée (Brussels), a square in Brussels on the Place Royale that includes the Palace of Charles of Lorraine and branches of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Museumplein (Ghent), a project in Ghent to replace the N60 between the two museums in the Citadel Park with a car-free square Plaza del Museo (Bilbao), a square in Bilbao Plaza del Museo (Seville), a square in Seville
Sight 7: Melkfles
On a square in the Hercules Seghersstraat in Amsterdam-Zuid, De Pijp stands an untitled artistic work of art.
Sight 8: Nachtwacht
Night Watch is a sculpture designed by Lisa Couwenbergh.
Sight 9: Rijksacademie
The building Stadhouderskade 86 was built in 1874-75 by the Amsterdam city architect Bastiaan de Greef for the Rijksacademie, a training institute for visual artists on the Stadhouderskade in Amsterdam-Zuid, De Pijp.
Sight 10: Gerard Dou Synagogue
The Gerard Doustraat Synagogue in Amsterdam's De Pijp district was built in 1892 by order of Ashkenazi chevre Teshu'at Israel. Architect E.M. Rood (1851–1929) opted for a neo-Renaissance architectural style.
Sight 11: Sarphatimonument
The Sarphati Monument is a monument in honour of the 19th-century Jewish Amsterdam physician and benefactor Samuel Sarphati, in the Sarphatipark in Amsterdam's De Pijp district.
Sight 12: Sarphatipark
The Sarphatipark is a public urban park located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The park is named after Samuel Sarphati.
Sight 13: Afrikahuis
The Africa House is the former church building of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Willibrodus in the Amsterdam district of De Pijp. The municipal monument has not been used as a place of worship since 2008, but it is still owned by the diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. Since 2008, it has been used by temporary tenants.
Sight 14: Badhuistheater
The Badhuistheater is a theater venue located in a former bath house on the east-side of Amsterdam.
Sight 15: Oosterparkkerk
The Oosterparkkerk is located on the west side of the Oosterpark in Amsterdam, in the Oosterpark neighborhood.
Sight 16: Albert
Police dog Albert is a figurine from 1924 that is placed in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. The statuette consists of a granite tombstone on a stone pedestal.
Sight 17: Communicatie
Communication is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam East.
Sight 18: Bolgewas
Bulbous plant is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam East.
Sight 19: Oosterpark
The Oosterpark is the first large park laid out by the municipality of Amsterdam. Located near the Singelgracht of the Mauritskade to the north, it is the principal component of the Oosterpark neighbourhood in the Oost borough. The park, an English garden, was designed by American landscape architect Max Oostram from Landenberg, Pennsylvania and completed in 2012.
Sight 20: De Bokkenrijder
The Buck Rider is a bronze sculpture by Gerrit Bolhuis. The statue is placed in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam East.
Sight 21: Monument voor de Tachtigers
The Monument to the Eighties is a work of art in Amsterdam East.
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