Amsterdam, one of Europe's smaller capitals, is blessed with many attractions for visitors Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ...

Museums

• The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands.
• The Van Gogh Museum specialises in works by Vincent van Gogh.
• The Stedelijk Museum specialises in modern art.
• The Rembrandt House Museum specialises in works by Rembrandt van Rijn.
• The Anne Frank House was the hiding-place for the Frank family during the Second World War.

The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for Empire Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... The Van Gogh Museum is a museum in Amsterdam featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. ... The Stedelijk Museum (lit. ... The Rembrandt House Museum [1] is a house in the Reguliersbreestraat in Amsterdam not far from the new townhall, where Rembrandt lived and painted for a number of years. ... The canal-side façade of the former Opekta building on the Prinsengracht in 2002. ...

Concert Halls

• The Concertgebouw is home to the world-class symphony orchestra, the Concertgebouworkest.

concertgebouw The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest in Dutch) is the best known and most respected orchestra in the Netherlands, and is generally considered to be among the worlds finest. ...

Districts

• The red-light district is known in Dutch as de Wallen.
• The Leidseplein is a central square with many bars and cafes.