1 · Churches & towers
Westerkerk
The tallest church tower in the old city, its blue imperial crown above the Prinsengracht.
- About
- Tower finished in 1638
- From the boat
- The skipper stops for the carillon on the quarter hour
Hendrick de Keyser designed the church, and his son finished the tower in 1638. Rembrandt is buried somewhere inside; no one knows exactly where.
From the water you see the tower rise straight over the Prinsengracht, and on the quarter hour the carillon plays.
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Houses & museums · Built in 1635
Anne Frank House
The canal house where Anne Frank hid and wrote her diary, now a museum.
Houses & museums · Built in 1617
Bartolotti House
A red-brick Dutch Renaissance house that bends with the Herengracht.
Canal houses · Laid out in the 1610s
The Nine Streets
Nine little cross streets between the main canals, full of small shops and cafés.
Canal houses · Dug in 1664
Leidsegracht
The short canal linking the ring to the Leidseplein, lined with elms.