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In 2015 the park underwent an extensive redesign and redevelopment, including the installation of an expansive children's play area and statues by artist Joep van Lieshout, which tells the story of the history of the neighbourhood, which in the 18th and 19th centuries was the heart of Amsterdam's timber and sawmill industry.
Starting in September 2008, adults were legally allowed to have sex in the park, [8] as long as they "[took] their garbage with them afterwards and never [had] intercourse near the playground. Sexual activities were to be limited to the evening hours and night.", in the words of current Amsterdam Alderman Paul Van Grieken.
Rembrandtpark (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛmbrɑntˌpɑr(ə)k]) is an urban park in Nieuw-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands. [1] The park is named after the 17th-century painter Rembrandt. The park was completed in 1973 and has a surface area of 45 hectares (110 acres) which includes a petting zoo and playgrounds. [2] [1] [3]
There is a petting zoo for children and a nature playground. [1] The lake has a beach with a nearby swimming pool which includes an outdoor pool, a paddling pool, a sunbathing area and a playground. [1] The water sports centre has a marina. [1] Canoes, surfboards and sailing boats are available for rent including lessons.
The Beatrixpark is a park in the Amsterdam-Zuid borough and is located in the "Prinses Irenebuurt" residential area. The park was named after the former Dutch Queen Beatrix . In 1972, part of the park, together with the Amstelpark , was the site of the Floriade garden and agricultural exhibition.
It was turned into a playground in the 1950s. Mid-1990s, there was a nuisance of drug addicts in the Chinatown of Amsterdam. [2] A land lot was vacant at Zeedijk 106-118. [2] Architect Aldo van Eyck installed playground equipment there. [2] The organization NV Economisch Herstel Zeedijk was active with the economic recovery of Zeedijk. [2]
The Amsterdamse Bos (English: Amsterdam Forest) is an English park or landscape park in the municipalities of Amstelveen and Amsterdam. Although most of the park is located in Amstelveen, the owner of the park is the City of Amsterdam. The park was mainly built in the early 1930s, mostly by the unemployment relief.
The increasing pollution and deteriorating hygiene conditions lead the city to consider the creation of parks and gardens around the city center. In 1845, Amsterdam's first municipal park, the Westerplantsoen (Western Garden), [3] is created on the Overbraker Binnenpolder. The park in 2018. This first park is appreciated by the local population.