Category: About Amsterdam

Amsterdam has surprisingly few live webcam streams.

We show you the most popular ones.

For your viewing pleasure we also included a webcam showing windmills at the nearby Zaanse Schans.

The number of Amsterdam residents continues to grow rapidly.

And with a reported 180 nationalities, it is one of the most multicultural cities in the world.

But is Amsterdam really “the world’s most diverse city”?

You don’t have to travel to Amsterdam in order to enjoy its sights and sounds. These photos and videos will take you there.

In our latest update we have added a superb drone video of our magnificent city.

The Coat of Arms of the city of Amsterdam is somewhat of an enigma: not much is known about its origins or its precise meaning.

However, we do know that the three X’s don’t stand for anything untoward.

Also: we’ll tell you why a vexillologist really likes the Amsterdam City Flag

Where is Amsterdam? How many people live there? What is Mokum? How many canals and bridges are there? Why do so many buildings tilt forward?

These and many more frequently asked questions about Amsterdam are answered right here.

Update: The brief return that didn’t happen

‘I amsterdam’ long was Amsterdam’s hugely popular marketing slogan. The set of giant letters — located at the back of the Rijksmuseum, and a stone’s throw from the Van Gogh museum — is among the most photographed of Amsterdam’s icons.

But now both the letters and the marketing campaign are history. Victims of their own success, as Amsterdam suffers under an onslaught of over-tourism.

The sign will be removed at the beginning of December.

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