Amsterdam Facts Are More Beautiful Than Fiction

Let us share some delightful Amsterdam facts. They are neither on the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, nor are they going to be on the Guinness.

However, Amsterdam facts can be an eye opener if you have any plans for the city.

Amsterdam, the capital of Netherlands is known as the ‘Venice of the North’. It is built on an archipelago of ninety islands.

Thirteen hundred bridges (four hundreds of which are made of stone) link the islands across 62 miles of canal, which fan out from the heart of the old city.

As well as its 100-plus canals (‘grachten’), Amsterdam is also famous for the gabled houses that line the waterways. Most of these date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and 7,000 out of the 20,000 buildings in the historical city center are now protected.

The Museum Boat offers a shuttle service linking twenty museums and sightseeing attractions.

For longer excursions, there are water taxis, trams, or the ubiquitous bicycle, which again is as intrinsic as anything of Amsterdam facts.

The Anne Frank House on Prinsengracht 263, Amsterdam is a must see.

Van Gogh museum houses the world’s largest collection of Van Gogh’s work containing 700 pieces and 850 letters, from his early Dutch drawings to the later paintings in Provence.

This museum also contains works by other Post-Impressionist artists, such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Gaugain and Sisley.

The Rembrandt House on Jodentreestrat 4-6, displays the work of the master.

The Maritime Museum on Kattenburgerplein, is actually a 350-year old warehouse, originally built for the Admiralty of Amsterdam. It houses one of the world’s most important maritime collections with a vast display covering four centuries of Dutch naval history.

Amsterdam facts, however, remain incomplete, without mentioning the Hash Marijuana Hemp Museum and the Sex Museum at Damrak 18, Amsterdam.

The Hash Information Museum details the 8,000-year history and many uses of cannabis and hemp, including the production of paper and textiles, as well as its medicinal benefit.

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