Anne
Frank House
The city's most poignant sight. This is where Anne Frank,
her family and 4 other Jews hid from the occupying Germans
during World War II, until they were caught and sent to
their death in a concentration camp.
Theater
Museum
Theater Instituut Nederland is housed in five magnificent
seventeenth-century buildings on one of the main canals
in the historic heart of Amsterdam. Theater Instituut
attracts 30,000 visitors a year from the Netherlands and
abroad. It houses a museum and a library, collects current
information an documentation and organizes events such
as discussions, conferences, workshops, exhibitions and
international presentations. Noorderkerk
Hendrick de Keyser designed the Noorderkerk, built between
1620 and 1623. On June 15, 1620 the foundation stone was
laid and as early as Easter 1623 the church opened its
gates. To this very day the Noorderkerk is the focal point
of a flourishing Protestant community. The recent extensive
restorations have already returned the exterior to its
former glory.
Westerkerk
The Westerkerk is a close alliance of traditional medieval
elements (basilica scheme; tall gable tops; buttresses;
wooden barrel vaults) and contemporary Renaissance features.
The Westerkerk was planned as a large church catering
for the religious needs of the inhabitants of the northern
part of the ring of canals.