Designed in 1896 by Hendrik Berlage as the city's stock exchange, the palatial Beurs, while incorporating a broad range of traditional building styles, represents a break with...

Amsterdam is famous for its diamond trade, something it owes largely to the Jewish population originally settling in around the Jodenbuurt area. The city's sparkler shops are...

Seemingly following a citywide trend, the Royal Palace will be closed for renovations until at least summer 2008. And it's a damn shame. Designed along classical lines by Jacob...

Craving some queasy kitsch factor? Waxy cheese-textured representations from Holland's own Golden Age of commerce are depicted alongside the Dutch royal family, local celebs...

While the 'old' Oude Kerk in the Red Light District was built in the 1300s, the sprightly 'new' Nieuwe Kerk dates from 1408. It is not known how much damage was caused by the...

Originally built in 1306 as a wooden chapel, and constantly renovated and extended between 1330 and 1571, the Oude Kerk is the city's oldest and most interesting church. One...

Architect Elias Bouwman's mammoth synagogue, one of the largest in all the world and reputedly inspired by the Temple of Solomon, was inaugurated in 1675. It's built on wooden...