Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #17 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 13.2 km
Ascend 111 m
Descend 115 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: 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

1421 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Noorderkerk

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The Noorderkerk 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 Church services and is also used regularly for classical music concerts.

Wikipedia: Noorderkerk (EN)

772 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Haarlemmerpoort

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The Haarlemmerpoort on the Haarlemmerplein in Amsterdam is officially called Willemspoort but is never called that in the city. It is, in fact, the fifth gate on the Haarlem side that appears in the history of Amsterdam. The earlier gates were part of the fortifications of Amsterdam. With each urban expansion, the city gate moved a little to the west, towards Haarlem.

Wikipedia: Haarlemmerpoort (Amsterdam) (NL)

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Domela Nieuwenhuisplantsoen

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The Domela Nieuwenhuisplantsoen is a small park in the shape of a triangle in the Spaarndammerbuurt in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Domela Nieuwenhuisplantsoen (NL)

622 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Museum Het Schip

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Amsterdam School Museum Het Schip is a museum in Amsterdam-West, located in the block of houses of the same name. The museum is dedicated to the Amsterdam School. The building, designed by architect Michel de Klerk, is considered a prime example of this architectural style.

Wikipedia: Museum Het Schip (NL), Website

604 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Gold in your mind, gold in your feet

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Gold in your mind, gold in your feet is een kunstwerk in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Gold in your mind, gold in your feet (NL)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Dragers van verre

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Carriers from afar is a work of art in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Dragers van verre (NL)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Haan op zuil

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Haan op zuil

Haan on column is an artistic work of art in the Westerpark in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Haan op zuil (NL)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Drie figuren op straat

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Three Figures on the Street is a sculpture group in the Staatsliedenbuurt, Amsterdam Oud-West.

Wikipedia: Drie figuren op straat (NL)

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Nassaukerk

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The Nassaukerk is a Protestant church building from 1926 on the De Wittenkade in the Staatsliedenbuurt in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Nassaukerk (NL), Website

995 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 11: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen

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Frederik Hendrikplantsoen is a park in Amsterdam West, on the edge of the Jordaan in one of the greenest historic neighbourhoods of Amsterdam. The park is located in the Frederik Hendrikbuurt Neighbourhood and has recently undergone extensive investment and redevelopment in consultation with the local community. It is notable for its sculpture group 'De Stam' or 'The Tribe' by Atelier van Lieshout.

Wikipedia: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen (EN)

1900 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 12: Muurschildering van Keith Haring

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The Mural by Keith Haring is an artwork by Keith Haring in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Muurschildering van Keith Haring (NL)

925 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 13: De Bloem

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De Bloem of De Blom is a setting mill in Amsterdam on the Haarlemmerweg. The mill is also known as the 400 Roe, to the distance of 400 rowe from the Haarlemmer Gate, which is about a mile away.

Wikipedia: De Bloem (NL)

794 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Boomkerk

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The Tree or Boomkerk is the common name of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Amsterdam - Bos en Lommer.

Wikipedia: De Boom (Amsterdam) (NL), Website

1256 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 15: Erasmuspark

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The Erasmuspark is a city park in Amsterdam-West. It is also the name of a district in which it is located.

Wikipedia: Erasmuspark (NL)

1509 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 16: Venus

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The birth of Venus is an artistic artwork in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.

Wikipedia: De geboorte van Venus (Meursing) (NL)

486 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: Gerbrandypark

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The Gerbrandypark is a city park in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. The park is located along the Burgemeester Van Tienhovengracht in Slotermeer between the Ring Railway and the Plein '40-'45.

Wikipedia: Gerbrandypark (Amsterdam) (NL)

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Moskee El-Hijra

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The Olive Branch was built in 1956 as a Mennonite church on the Arthur van Schendelstraat in the garden city of Slotermeer in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. The building from the post-war reconstruction period is characteristic of the oeuvre of the architect Karel Sijmons.

Wikipedia: De Olijftak (Amsterdam) (NL)

420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: De Ontmoeting

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Louis Couperusstraat 133, Amsterdam is a building on the Louis Couperusstraat in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.

Wikipedia: Louis Couperusstraat 133, Amsterdam (NL)

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