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Hidden disability Sunflower Keycord recognised here

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Accessible lift

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Barrier-free access and steps accompanied by ramp

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Sensory experience

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Accessible building

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Amsterdam Public Library (OBA)

The largest library in the Netherlands, the Central Branch of the Amsterdam Public Library (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam - OBA) is located on Oosterdokseiland, just east of Amsterdam Central Station. It is open daily from 10:00 to 22:00 (except select holidays).

Beurs van Berlage guided tour

The Beurs van Berlage opened in 1903 and housed Amsterdam’s stock exchange. It gets its name from renowned Dutch architect Hendrik Berlage who was responsible for its design. Incorporating a range of traditional building styles, the Beurs is now considered the Netherland's most important example of 20th-century architecture.

Liberal Jewish Community Synagogue

The Liberal Jewish Community (LJG) of Amsterdam is a dynamic and growing Jewish community with over 1,700 members. Of the ten liberal Jewish communities in the Netherlands, Amsterdam’s is the largest. The various communities are united under the Dutch Union for Progressive Judaism (Het Verbond van Liberaal Religieuze Joden in Nederland). The LJG plays an active role in the inter-religious dialogue in Amsterdam.

Trippenhuis

Trippenhuis (Trip House)

The Trippenhuis (Trip House) was built in 1666 for two wealthy brothers named Lodewijk and Hendrick Trip. At 22 metres wide, it is the most spacious residence in Amsterdam. The house was designed by Justus Vingboons, the younger brother of the better-known Philip Vingboons. The two designed a number of different houses in Amsterdam for VOC (Dutch East India Company) administrators and well-off merchants.

Silodam

The Silodam is a modern apartment building located on the embankment between the Houthavens (timber docklands) and the IJ River. The striking design by MVRDV architects is reminiscent of haphazard chest of draws, thanks to the 17 different styles and colours of cladding used on the façade.

WoZoCo's - Ookmeerweg - Oklahoma

WoZoCo (Oklahoma)

The WoZoCo apartments (also known as Oklahoma) are situated in Osdorp, on the southwest edge of Amsterdam. These apartments for the elderly are of special architectural interest. Certain blocks stick out of the flat at crazy angles with huge overhangs, seeming to defy gravity.

Biblioteca Ets Haim

Amsterdam’s Ets Haim – Livraria Montesinos is the oldest Jewish library in the world, having enjoyed international acclaim since the Golden Age. The collected works of Ets Haim Library comprise over 500 manuscripts dating back to 1282 and 30,000 printed works dating back to 1484 – including works by philosopher Benedict Spinoza.

Galerie Mokum

Founded in 1962, Galerie Mokum has focused on promoting Dutch figurative and realistic art for over forty years. The gallery frequently offers new exhibitions featuring a variety of established artists and new talent.

Botanical Gardens Vrije Universiteit (Zuidas)

Large herbarium and tropical greenhouses with orchids, a collection of bonsai trees (Japanese miniature trees) and the largest collection of cactuses and succulents in The Netherlands.

Amsterdam Central Station

Amsterdam Central Station is Amsterdam’s main railway station, located in the heart of the city. The station itself is one of Amsterdam’s most impressive buildings and it used by more than 250,000 passengers each day.

Het smalste huis

Amsterdam's narrowest house

It is often claimed that the house located at Singel 7 is the narrowest in the world. While there is some truth in this, it’s actually the house with the world’s narrowest façade – this is the back of the house, the front of the house is much wider.

Homomonument

Designed by Amsterdam-born artist Karin Daan in 1979, Amsterdam's  Homomonument (gay monument) was the first of its kind. It was commissioned by the Homomonument society and was officially unveiled in September 1987 at the Westermarkt.

Siem de Boorder - Wormerveer

Runnersworld

De Koperen Bel

Since 1976 De Koperen Bel has been a resounding name in the Zaan region. Over the years, the company has had different faces. Through innovation and more than 35 years of history De Koperen Bel has grown from a small café on the corner to the café-restaurant it is today.

Brasserie Bark

Brasserie Bark is an atmospheric, authentic restaurant that is based on the Burgundian brasseries from Brussels and Paris.

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