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The highlight of this residential area is the Gelderlandplein, a shopping centre with several clothing shops, jewelries, restaurants, supermarkets and others. It is one of the few shopping centres in Amsterdam but while the others, like Magna Plaza and Bijenkorf, are located in the city centre, the Gelderlandplein is in this residential area.
Its origins are in the 13th century. In the 16th and 17th century it was the shopping street. During the Dutch Golden Age, the father of legendary poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel ran a business as a silk merchant there. [1] Today, the busy Warmoesstraat has a variety of shops, bars, restaurants, cheap hotels, coffee shops and sex ...
Name Place 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 De Fuik: Aalst: De Saffraan: Amersfoort: Mariënhof: Amersfoort: De Rôtisserie: Amersfoort: Aan de Poel ...
Oud-West was a separate borough of Amsterdam until the 2010 borough reforms, when it merged with the boroughs of Bos en Lommer, De Baarsjes and Westerpark to form the larger borough of Amsterdam-West. Overtoom in Oud-West, Amsterdam. As of 2003, the neighbourhood counts 31,741 inhabitants representing 177 nationalities. The area of Oud-West is ...
Restaurant Spectrum (formerly Librije's Zusje) is a restaurant located in the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded two Michelin star since 2015. [1] Head chef of Spectrum is Sidney Schutte.
The Jordaan (Dutch pronunciation: [jɔrˈdaːn]) is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. [1] The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to the east; the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south.
In 1981, Grand Metropolitan bought Inter-Continental Hotels from Pan Am. [6] On 1 April 1982, Grand Metropolitan merged their existing chain of 17 Grand Metropolitan Hotels into Inter-Continental, with the American Hotel placed in its sibling chain, Forum Hotels [7] Around 2000, it was transferred to InterContinental's Crowne Plaza division and ...
Simon Goudsmit in 1870 opened a haberdashery shop at Nieuwendijk 132, Magazijn de Bijenkorf, which grew to become the present-day De Bijenkorf chain of department stores. [6] Another successful retailer who started on the Nieuwendijk was Anton Sinkel, who opened a shop at Nieuwendijk 174-176 in 1821, which grew to a chain of stores around the ...