Amsterdam on Film

The Pulitzer Amsterdam is a sprawling, interconnected maze of twenty-five restored seventeenth and eighteenth-century canal houses. You can identify this site by its long, continuous stretch of gabled facades lining the Prinsengracht and…

The Leidsegracht is a transverse canal that cuts perpendicularly through the main concentric canal belt of Amsterdam. Digging began in the seventeenth century, and for several decades, this waterway marked the strict southern boundary of…

The Clayton Hotel Amsterdam American anchors the Leidseplein with a sprawling, turreted facade that echoes the grand scale of a Venetian palace. This building is a prominent example of Art Nouveau, or Jugendstil, architecture, defined by…

The Rijksmuseum occupies a massive brick complex spanning a public thoroughfare, marked by an arched tunnel passage that cuts directly beneath the galleries. This open corridor allows pedestrians and cyclists to pass through the very…

The Original Dampkring Coffeeshop at Handboogstraat twenty-nine is recognizable by the intricate, hand-carved woodwork that defines its façade. Inside, the space is layered with colourful tiles, bohemian decor, and soft, warm lighting.…

The KattenKabinet occupies the first floor of a canal house at Herengracht four hundred ninety-seven. This building sits within the Golden Bend, a stretch of the canal historically occupied by the city elite. Built in sixteen sixty-seven…

The Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski commands attention on the Reguliersbreestraat with its two ornate towers and a flamboyant facade that blends Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Amsterdam School styles. Opened on October twenty-eighth, nineteen…

The Skinny Bridge, or Magere Brug, spans the Amstel River with a white-painted wooden central section that rises as a double-swipe drawbridge. It is one of the few remaining bridges of this traditional design in Amsterdam and is…