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Bloemenmarkt

The Bloemenmarkt is the world's only floating flower market. Founded in 1862, it is sited in , , on the Singel canal between Muntplein and Koningsplein in the city's southern canal belt.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
    Sunday: 11:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Marketplace
  • Description: market in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Flower Market”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Munttoren.

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The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of . The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.

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The or Munt is a tower in , Netherlands. It stands on the busy Muntplein square, where the river and the Singel canal meet, near the flower market and the eastern end of the shopping street. is situated 120 metres east of Bloemenmarkt.

Museum
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The , Amsterdam is located in , near the Bloemenmarkt overlooking the Singel. It exhibits historical instruments of torture. Like many other "Torture Museums", it exhibits fake items, devices which were seldom or never used in real…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam-Centrum and Burgwallen Oude Zijde.

Suburb
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is the inner-most borough and historical of , , containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , .

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is the capital of the . It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.

Bloemenmarkt

Latitude
52.36695° or 52° 22′ 1″ north
Longitude
4.89141° or 4° 53′ 29″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9F469V8R+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145953534
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­marketplace
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6944487
Wiki­data ID
Q643079
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Bloemenmarkt” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ամստերդամի ծաղկի շուկա”
  • Belarusian: “Кветкавы рынак”
  • Chinese: “辛格花市”
  • Danish: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • Dutch: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • French: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • German: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • German: “Blumenmarkt”
  • Hebrew: “בלומנמארקט”
  • Hebrew: “שוק פרחים צף”
  • Italian: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • Italian: “Mercato dei Fiori”
  • Malay: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • Portuguese: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • Russian: “Цветочный рынок”
  • Spanish: “Bloemenmarkt”
  • Spanish: “Mercado de Bloemen”
  • Spanish: “Mercado de la flores”
  • Thai: “บลูเมนมาร์ค”
  • Ukrainian: “Квітковий ринок”
  • Western Armenian: “Ամսթերտամի Ծաղիկի Շուկայ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bloemenmarkt”. Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.