# Rijksmuseum 7 

The recently successfully modernized Rijksmuseum displays a world-class collection in a beautiful historical building.

Among its 8,000 works, visitors will find legendary paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn or Johannes Vermeer.

1) The Night Watch, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1642)
  by Wikimedia / Public Domain

2) The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer van Delft (1660)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

3) Portrait of Two Figures from the Old Testament, also known as ‘The Jewish Bride’, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1667)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

4) De Magere Compagnie, Frans Hals (1637)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

5) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, Johannes Vermeer (1662-1663)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

 

Art Museum Gallery Space: 12,000 m2 / 130,000 ft2 | Galleries: 205 | Artworks on Display: ca. 8,000 | Established: 1885 | Visitors (2017): 2,160,000

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# Historic Centre 7 

The neighborhoods of Dam, Grachtengordel, Jordaan and De Wallen (Red Light District) form the historical center of Amsterdam. 

Here you can marvel at countless historic buildings as well as plenty of cafes, bars, and restaurants.

Historic Area | City District

# Anne Frank Huis 6 

This deeply moving museum contains a hidden annex of an Amsterdam canal house, where two Jewish families hid from persecution by the Nazis from 1942 until they were denounced in 1944.

In this house, Anne Frank, only 15 years old at the moment of her death in a German concentration camp, wrote her famous diary.

Museum Prebooking advised

by Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0

# CANAL RING AREA 6

In 2010 the 17th-century canal ring area, including the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht, Singel, and Jordaan, has been classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.

Aside from walking, the best way to see the renowned canals (called grachten) of Amsterdam is to take a boat tour.

Amsterdam's waterways (165 canals, with a combined length of 100 km [60 miles]) have always been its essence and its source of wealth.

Historic Area World Heritage Site: since 2010

by Massimo Catarinella / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art 6

This impressive museum of modern art is well worth visiting for its extraordinary permanent collection (covering the period from 1850 to the present day) as well as the daring architecture of its new wing, featuring a giant bathtub-like roof.

1) La Berceuse, V. van Gogh (1889)

2) Woodcutter, K. Malevich (1912–13)

3) Le violoniste, M. Chagall (1912-1913)

4) As I Opened Fire, R. Lichtenstein (1964)

5) Der Agitator, George Grosz (1928)

Museum of Modern Art Gallery Space: 8,000 m2 / 86,000 ft2 | Opened: 1874 | Visitors (2015): 675,000

by Hpschaefer / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis) 6

Built during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century as Amsterdam's city hall, this building was turned into a royal palace by Napoleon in 1808.

Highlights of the magnificent interior include the sumptuous Council Chamber and the epic Citizens' Hall (Burgerzaal), which features two maps of the world on the marble floor with Amsterdam at its center.

Palace

by Jean-Christophe Benoist / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Rembrandthuis 5.5

The famous Painter Rembrandt lived and worked in this carefully restored historic house and art museum between 1639 and 1656.

Museum

by Gunnar Bach Pedersen / public domain

# Nieuwe Kerk 5.5

Located next door to the Royal Palace, this is the most important church in the Netherlands. It is famous for its 10 m (32 ft)-high pulpit and the copper choir gate.

Church

by Parsifall / CC BY-SA 4.0

# De Gooyer Windmill 5.5 

Amsterdam’s tallest windmill was built in the 16th century. Unfortunately, it is not open to the public.

Historic Building

by 1Veertje/ CC BY-SA 2.0