Fake Amsterdam

A row of ’17th century,’ gabled buildings along a square in the center of Amsterdam is not what it seems.
Here’s the story behind the façade — and why what happened here is important for the rest of Amsterdam.
Like the rest of the site, anything related to the City of Amsterdam. Produced by the makers of DutchAmsterdam.nl.
A row of ’17th century,’ gabled buildings along a square in the center of Amsterdam is not what it seems.
Here’s the story behind the façade — and why what happened here is important for the rest of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam was covered under a blanket of snow this morning, and we ventured out to bring you some photos.
OK, we also ate some apple pie at Café Papeneiland — something we highly recommend to anyone who visits Amsterdam.
Here’s something you won’t see the tourist office do: we’ll show you a video of a walk through the center of Amsterdam on a grey and chilly November morning.
Notice how quiet it is in the city.