Amsterdam City Center

Herengracht canal of Amsterdam

Bikes parked next to the Herengracht canal and a tram crossing the Koningssluis bridge.

Bloemenmarkt - Flower Market

Stalls of the Amsterdam Flower Market, an original and unique floating market.

Northwest corner of the Rijksmuseum building

Art museum inaugurated in 1885, which explores the art history of the Netherlands.

Frieze on the north façade of the Rijksmuseum

Munttoren and the Royal Delft Experience

The Mint Tower ("Munttoren") from the 17th century, known under that name since it was used for a time to mint coins. This was the location of the west tower of one Amsterdam’s access gates, which was added in 1480 to the medieval wall. The carillon was made by the brothers Pieter and François Hemony.

Madame Tussauds wax museum of Amsterdam

Bridge and boats in the Spiegelgracht canal of Amsterdam

EYE Filmmuseum on the northern bank of the IJ

The EYE Film Institute in northern Amsterdam.

Neo-Gothic tunnel for bikes through the Rijksmuseum

An underpass bicycle path under and through the museum.

Royal Palace Amsterdam

The palace viewed from Dam Square.

Detail of the tympanum and the tower of the Royal Palace Amsterdam

The Singel canal and the Bloemenmarkt

On the right, the "Bloemenmarkt" or floating flower market in the center of Amsterdam. The tower near the center of the picture is the "Munttoren" (Mint Tower).

Detail of the entrance to the bike tunnel through the Rijksmuseum

The Walter Süskind drawbridge

Next to the Blauwbrug in the Amstel canal, you can find this bridge dedicated to the German hero who helped hundreds of Jewish children escape from the Nazi persecution during World War II.

Façade of Amsterdam Central Station

An 1889 building designed by the architect Pierre Cuypers, who also designed the Rijksmuseum building, among others in the city. The tower in the picture is the eastern one, which is a conventional clock tower.

The western tower of Amsterdam Central Station

This tower indicates the wind direction, especially important for sailing and the maritime commerce during the 19th century.

Detail of the relief on the western tower

This relief on the western tower of Amsterdam Central Station was made by Frantz Vermeylen and depicts, on the upper part, Apollo, Ceres and Vulcan. On the lower part, Electricity, Industry and Steam are personified.

Extreme bicycle parking over a canal in Amsterdam

A high-adrenaline activity for busy people.

Central north-west tower of the Rijksmuseum

Blauwbrug over the Amstel

Stone bridge over the Amstel River known as Blauwbrug (blue bridge), since in olden times it used to be a wooden bridge painted in blue, until it was replaced by the current one in 1883.

Houses along the canals of Amsterdam

The pulleys on top of many houses are a frequently essential element to bring furniture and other large objects into the tall and narrow houses along the canals.

Tower of the Zuiderkerk as seen from the Amstel

Bell and clock tower of the Church of the South ("Zuiderkerk"), in the Nieuwmarkbuurt neighborhood of the city center. The carillon of this church was made by Pieter and François Hemony.

Façades of houses along the canals of Amsterdam

The Peperbrug drawbridge

Bridge over the Rapenburgwal canal.