Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #13 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 11.8 km
Ascend 133 m
Descend 127 m

Explore Amsterdam in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in AmsterdamIndividual Sights in Amsterdam

Sight 1: Oprichtersbank

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The Jubilee Bank Vondelpark or Founder's Bank is applied art in the Vondelpark in the south of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Jubileumbank Vondelpark (NL)

416 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Kosmos

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Kosmos is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam-Zuid, Vondelpark.

Wikipedia: Kosmos (Vondelpark) (NL)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Figure découpée

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Figure découpée or L'oiseau is an abstract sculpture by Pablo Picasso: there are a total of three Figure découpée sculptures. There is one located in Vondelpark NL, another on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and another is in Helsingborg Sweden. The sculpture is a depiction of a bird, but it is commonly referred to as flat bird, flat fish or fish statue.

Wikipedia: Figure découpée (EN)

1018 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Concertgebouw

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Concertgebouw yisris / CC BY 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (EN), Website

922 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Kompas

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The compass is a work of art in the south of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Het kompas (NL)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Heineken Experience

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The Heineken Experience, located in Amsterdam, is a historic brewery and corporate visitor center for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer.

Wikipedia: Heineken Experience (EN), Website

1096 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 7: De jonge Rembrandt

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(The) Young Rembrandt is a sculpture by Wim van Hoorn that can be found in four places in the world.

Wikipedia: Jonge Rembrandt (NL)

415 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Capital C

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The Diamond Exchange is a former diamond exchange, located on the Weesperplein, corner Nieuwe Achtergracht, in Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Diamantbeurs (Amsterdam) (NL)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Royal Theater Carré

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The Royal Theater Carré is a Neo-Renaissance theatre in Amsterdam, located near the river Amstel. When the theatre was founded in 1887, it was originally meant as a permanent circus building. Currently, it is mainly used for musicals, cabaret performances and pop concerts. Carré is located next to the Amstel, close to Waterlooplein. Its address is Amstel 115 and has approximately 1,700 seats.

Wikipedia: Royal Theater Carré (EN)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Magere Brug

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The Magere Brug is a bridge over the river Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat, between the Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht.

Wikipedia: Magere Brug (EN)

542 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: De Duif

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De Duif is a church on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. At present – after the recent restoration by Stadsherstel Amsterdam – it is rented out for all kinds of events.

Wikipedia: De Duif (EN), Website

495 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Deutzenhofje

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Deutzenhofje bMA / Attribution

The Deutzen Hofje or Deutzenhofje is a 17th-century hofje on the Prinsengracht 857 in Amsterdam. It is the largest hofje built in the 17th century.

Wikipedia: Deutzen Hofje (EN)

1406 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 13: Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam

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Canal Ring Area of AmsterdamSergey Galyonkin from Berlin, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Grachtengordel is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel, the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht, and the Prinsengracht. From the Brouwersgracht, the canals are generally parallel with one another, leading gradually southeast into the Amstel river.

Wikipedia: Grachtengordel (EN), Website

1077 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 14: Hortus Botanicus

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Hortus Botanicus is a botanical garden in the Plantage district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is one of the world's oldest botanical gardens.

Wikipedia: Hortus Botanicus (Amsterdam) (EN), Website

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Hollandsche Schouwburg

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Hollandsche Schouwburg Henk Toorman (from EXIF) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hollandsche Schouwburg is a museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Hollandsche Schouwburg (EN), Website

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Lau Mazirelbrug

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The Lau Mazirel Bridge is a fixed bridge in the centre of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Lau Mazirelbrug (NL)

583 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 17: Hollandse Tuin

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The Dutch Garden is a 19th-century monumental garden within Amsterdam's Artis Zoo. In the garden is a memorial by sculptor Bart van Hove.

Wikipedia: Hollandse Tuin (Artis) (NL)

1314 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 18: De Gooyer

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De Gooyer is a windmill in Amsterdam located between Funenkade and Zeeburgerstraat. It is the tallest wooden mill in the Netherlands at 26.6 meters high. It is registered as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: De Gooyer, Amsterdam (EN)

1111 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 19: De Schreeuw

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De Schreeuw is a sculpture in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam that commemorates the assassinated Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh. The monument was designed by Jeroen Henneman as a symbol of freedom of speech.

Wikipedia: De Schreeuw (EN)

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