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A scene from De Wallen, Amsterdam's red light district, of a man negotiating with a sex worker. Achterdam at night (Alkmaar) Prostitution and associated activities are legal and common. A total of 11 cities in the Netherlands have red light districts with window prostitution. [206
[7] In September 2007 it was announced that the city of Amsterdam was buying several buildings in the Red-light district from Charles Geerts in order to close about a third of the windows. [8] At the end of 2008, Mayor Cohen announced plans to close half of the city's 400 prostitution windows because of suspected criminal gang activity.
De Wallen (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʋɑlə(n)]) is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam. It consists of a network of alleys containing approximately 300 one-room cabins rented by prostitutes who offer their sexual services from behind a window or glass door, typically illuminated with red lights and blacklight.
The Oudekerksplein lies at the heart of the red-light district of De Wallen. Along the square are some 35 windows from behind which prostitutes offer their services. As part of the so-called Project 1012 (first presented in 2007), the
Enge Kerksteeg and the Old Church in Amsterdam, with Mariska Majoor's Prostitution Information Center (PIC) with the Praathuys 'in de ouwehoer' in the corner. The Prostitution Information Centre (PIC, Dutch: Prostitutie Informatie Centrum) is located in the heart of Amsterdam in the red light district, near Amsterdam's Old Church. [1]
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A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light districts are particularly associated with female street prostitution , though in some cities, these areas may coincide ...
Windows with red lamps in the red-light district of Amsterdam Boat based window prostitute in Utrecht. Window prostitution is a form of prostitution that is fairly common in the Netherlands and surrounding countries. [1] The prostitute rents a window plus workspace off a window operator for a certain period of time, often per day or part of a day.