Huis de Pinto is a seventeenth-century city mansion on Sint Antoniesbreestraat characterized by an imposing classicist facade that spans what were once two separate houses. Originally built in sixteen oh five, the structure took its…
Jewish Quarter Walk
This heritage walk explores the centuries-long history of Amsterdam's Jewish community, connecting seventeenth-century synagogues, quiet memorials, and historic preservation sites.
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1. Huis de Pinto
2. Uilenburgersjoel
The Uilenburgersjoel stands on the former island of Uilenburg as one of the few original structures left from Amsterdam’s old Jewish quarter. Built in seventeen sixty-six, this synagogue features a distinct Louis the Fifteenth style of…
3. Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam
The Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam, known to the community as the Esnoga, is recognizable by the massive, heavy buttresses that support its exterior walls. Completed in sixteen seventy-five, the building was designed by architect Elias…
4. The Dokwerker (Memories of the February strike)
The Dokwerker is a bronze sculpture of a resolute, broad-shouldered man standing firmly in the Jonas Daniël Meijerplein. Created by the Dutch sculptor Mari Andriessen and unveiled by Queen Juliana on December first, nineteen fifty-two, the…
5. Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum occupies a cluster of four historic Ashkenazi synagogues, marked by tall windows, high ceilings, and grand stair rails that distinguish these buildings from their surroundings. Located in the heart of Amsterdam’s former…
6. National Holocaust Names Monument
The National Holocaust Names Monument consists of a labyrinth of red brick walls that form four giant, mirrored stainless steel letters. These letters spell out the Hebrew word for "In Memory Of." Each of the thousands of bricks is…
7. Memorial to Auschwitz Victims
The Auschwitz Memorial, also known as the Mirror Monument, consists of six large sheets of broken mirror glass laid flat on the ground in Wertheimpark. Designed by the Dutch artist Jan Wolkers and installed in nineteen ninety-three, the…
8. Holocaust Memorial & Dutch Theater (Jewish Cultural Quarter)
The Hollandsche Schouwburg, or Dutch Theater, stands as a plain facade on Plantage Middenlaan, recognizable by its entrance leading into an open-air memorial space where the original theater auditorium once stood. Built in eighteen…
9. National Holocaust Museum
The National Holocaust Museum stands on the Plantage Middenlaan, housed within the former teacher training college known as the Hervormde Kweekschool. Its facade, built with robust brickwork, reflects the style of the Amsterdam School and…