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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 ...
Amsterdam-West (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑɱˈʋɛst]) is a borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to the west of the centre of the city. This borough was formed in 2010 through the merging of four former boroughs Oud West , Westerpark , De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer .
Present-day Tuindorp Oostzaan offers a mix of experimental festivals, picturesque country villages and restaurants. Close by you will find the NDSM terrain, a creative hotspot. On this former shipyard on the northern bank of the IJ grows a self-made city with hundreds of artists, creative businesses, sustainable business, unconventional homes ...
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.
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.
Sloterdijk (Dutch: [ˌsloː.tərˈdɛi̯k]) was a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It now is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam, and lies about 3 km northwest of the city centre. [1] Since 2010 Sloterdijk has formed part of the stadsdeel of Amsterdam-West. Nearby is the site of Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station.
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 ...
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.