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From the Dam to the Begijnhof
The great building on the square began life as a town hall and a monument to peace with Spain; in its sentencing chamber people were condemned to death, and a Bonaparte turned it into a palace.
A City Won from the Water in Amsterdam: audio walks
How do you build, and run, a city on a dam?
3 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksIn Amsterdam, water and the government of the city can be read together. This theme starts with the dam to ask how an urban place was built and organised around its relationship with water. The walks connect works and decisions with the people who lived from them and with the image the city developed.
In “Mint Tower to the Golden Bend”: From a small boy's statue to the grandest canal houses, follow the money through southern Amsterdam.
In “From the Dam to the Begijnhof”: The great building on the square began life as a town hall and a monument to peace with Spain; in its sentencing chamber people were condemned to death, and a Bonaparte turned it into a palace.
In “De Pijp”: In the market, a boy sang to buy his mother a present and ended up as a statue.
Choose from 3 independent walks in Amsterdam. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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Amsterdam, before you go
Canals, bridges and narrow façades invite aimless walks. Enjoy them attentively: between the water, trams and bicycles, the best place to look is a clear patch of pavement.
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