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      A Photo Tour of Amsterdam ...
      Buildings, Houses, Canals, and Street Scenes

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1st Leg of the Tour – Pages 01 through 40

– Please Note –
By clicking on any thumbnail image you are on the tour
with all of its 224 pictures, its full, accompanying text, and its interesting links.
Let us suggest, however, that you begin our (sequential) tour by clicking on image 01 first.

Enjoy!

01 –Central Station– AD1889 seen from "Het Damrak"

02 –"St Nicolaaskerk"– 1887 seen from Central Station

03 – The "Schreiers Toren"
(The "Weepers Tower")

04 – "De Montelbaanstoren" (Montelbaans Tower) AD1602

05 –"De Waag"– AD1488
(The Weigh House)

06 –"De Oudekerk"–
'The Old Church"– AD1488

08 –"Victoria Hotel"– AD1890 As seen from Central Station

09 –"Damrak"– view towards Central Station

10 –"De Beurs van Berlage"– The Berlage Stock Exchange

11 –"De Bijenkorf"– AD1914
"The Beehive" Dept. store

12 –The Royal Palace–
AD1655

13 Former Main Post Office
AD1899. Now "Magna Plaza"

14 An AlbertHeijn (AHold) grocery store right behind the royal palace

15 –"De Kalverstraat"– "The Calves Street" to Munt Tower

16 –"De Munttoren"–
The Munt Tower – AD1620

17 –"De Bloemenmarkt"– The flower market on "Het Singel"

18 –Reguliersbreestraat–
view toward Rembrandtplein

19 –"De Blauwbrug"–
"The "Blue Bridge"

20 –"Het Waterlooplein"–
hosts a daily flea market

21 –The "Amstel Hotel"– AD1867

22 –"Het Spui"–
An art and book market

23 –The Leidsestraat;–
view toward Stadtschouwburg

24 –"The Stadsschouwburg"–
Municipal Theatre – AD1894

25 –Rijksmuseum–AD1876
Front view

26 –Het Concertgebouw– 
Concert Hall – AD1876

27 –Draw Bridge–
Kloveniersburgwal-Staalstraat

28 –"De Magerebrug"
"The Skinny Bridge"

29 –Foot Bridge– Across
the Oudezijdsvoorburgwal

30 –Bridges– Across the
Keizersgracht–Reguliersgracht

31 –Bridge– Across
the Reguliersgracht

32 –Bridge– "Torenbrug"–
Singel and Oudeleliestraat

33 –Bridges–Across the
Herengracht & Leliegracht

34 –Canal Scene–
Brouwersgracht–Herengracht

35 –Casino Dock–
Stadthouderskade

36 –A Houseboat–
One of at least a 1,000!

37 –Houseboats–
The Keizersgracht is loaded!

38 –Houseboats–
–Prinsengracht–

39 –Houseboats–
on Het Singel

40 –Houses– Prinsengracht
"House with the two facades"

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before we go on to ...

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