{"id":671388,"date":"2022-07-08T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/?p=671388"},"modified":"2022-02-02T22:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T19:55:53","slug":"center-of-amsterdam-what-to-see-in-the-center-photo-description-map-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/center-of-amsterdam-what-to-see-in-the-center-photo-description-map-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Center of Amsterdam: what to see in the center, photo, description, map 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Modern Amsterdam<\/a>, which perfectly preserved the appearance of the Middle Ages, is the largest financial and industrial center in Europe. It houses the offices of many international organizations, banks and corporations. The industrial power of the capital, represented by aviation and shipbuilding, chemical, wood and oil refining industries, provides the city<\/a> and the country with financial well-being. In addition, the city<\/a> is conside<\/a>red the Europe<\/a>an center<\/a> of high-quality diamond cutting and trade, which brings him considerable income.<\/p>\n

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Amsterdam is a popular tour<\/a>ist capital of Europe<\/a>, where hundreds of thousa<\/a>nds of tourists<\/a> come every year who have something to see<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

The building of the main railway station<\/a><\/h2>\n

An independent tour<\/a> around the center<\/a> of such a monument city is not only very interest<\/a>ing in terms of learning, but also brings a lot of aesthetic pleasure. The starting point of the journey is the magnificent building of the main railway station of the capital, built according to the project of two prominent architects Kuipers and Adolf van Gendt in the 80s of the 19th century.<\/p>\n

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This huge building is a real neo-Renaissance castle<\/a>, combining a work of architectural art and a universal transport<\/a> facility of the city. From here you can go to anywhere in the world by long-distance train<\/a>s; tram and bus route<\/a>s start here; close to metro station and taxi<\/a> stand. Those wishing to take a water cruise along the canals also depart<\/a> from here. Station Square is a place of impromptu concerts by various musicians and not only: there are all sorts of scammers and pickpockets here, which you need to beware of.<\/p>\n

The majestic building of the railway station, crowned with pointed spiers of clock towers, rows of arched windows, arouses the sincere admiration of everyone who arrives here.<\/p>\n

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Schreyerstoren tower<\/h2>\n

The next object that deserves the attention of tourists<\/a> is the Schreyerstoren tower, built in 1487 as a fortress. It was installed in the place where the wall protecting the city turned at a sharp (schray) angle, hence the name of the tower. There is another, more sentimental version about this: here the wives saw off their husbands who were sailing and cried, so the tower got its name from the word “schreien” – to cry. During the period of hostilities, it served as a reliable defensive outpost of the city.<\/p>\n

Now the Strayerstoren tower is a unique<\/a> monument of medieval architecture, on the walls of which there are commemorative plaques with the names of famous explorers-discoverers, the Englishman Hudson and the Dutchman Barents. The first discovered the Hudson River and Manhattan Island<\/a>, the second organized an expedition to India along the north<\/a>ern sea<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

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Church of St. Nicholas<\/h2>\n

The entire central street of the capital of the Netherlands, along which the tour takes place, is a kind of landmark, where literally every building is a memorable evidence of the distant and near past. St. Nicholas Church – a religious symbol of Amsterdam, a temple<\/a> of the Catholic faith, a place of pilgrimage for city residents and tourists, is located in the very center of the main Damrak street. The main entrance leads from the street, and from the side of the temple there is a beautiful panorama of the canal with a picturesque bridge<\/a> over it, from which tourists view the church and the buildings adjacent to it.<\/p>\n

Erected in 1885-87. the architectural shrine embodied the features of two styles of that era – neo-renaissance and neo-baroque. Three spiers of the church are crowned with crosses, two of them are located<\/a> on the facade towers, between which there is a round rose window. The third is on a massive octagonal tower in the background. The statue of St. Nicholas is placed in the upper niche of the pediment. In a round stained glass window below is a bas-relief depicting Christ and the four evangelist<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

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The recent rest<\/a>oration “refreshed” the interior of the temple, decorated with sculptures of saints, stucco, wall paintings, illuminated by huge stained-glass windows. The restored organ of the 19th century makes it possible to hold concerts of organ music here, which makes a deep impression on those present. Chapels of Mary and Joseph are equipped in the corner niches as a sign of respect and veneration for the parents of the Savior.<\/p>\n

Dam Square<\/h2>\n

If you walk along Damrak to the intersection with Roki Street, you can find yourself on Dam Square – the most significant historical site in Amsterdam, because this rectangular parade ground was formed on the site of a former dam that gave rise to the city. Over time, its (dam) territory expanded, compacted and gradually became a flat place, surrounded by buildings under construction of the future capital.<\/p>\n