Damrak

The Damrak is an avenue and partially filled in canal at the centre of , Netherlands, running between Amsterdam Centraal in the north and in the south.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Sexmuseum Amsterdam.

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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.

Museum
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The Sexmuseum or the Temple of Venus is a sex museum located in , . The museum was opened in 1985. It had 675,000 visitors in 2015, making it one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands.

Museum
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The Oude Kerk is a Reformed church in , Netherlands, being the oldest parish church in the city. The oldest structure in Amsterdam, the building was founded around 1213 and consecrated in 1306 as a Roman Catholic church by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint. is situated 200 metres south of Damrak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Burgwallen Oude Zijde.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , located east of the original course of the Amstel River. This area is bounded by Damrak, , , Amstel, Kloveniersburgwal, , Geldersekade, and Prins Hendrikkade.

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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.

Damrak

Latitude
52.37604° or 52° 22′ 34″ north
Longitude
4.89695° or 4° 53′ 49″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9F469VGW+CQ
Geo­Names ID
6951689
Wiki­data ID
Q901461
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Damrak” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դամրակ”
  • Catalan: “Damrak”
  • Chinese: “达姆拉克大街”
  • Danish: “Damrak”
  • Dutch: “Damrak (Amsterdam-Centrum)”
  • Dutch: “Damrak (Amsterdam)”
  • Dutch: “Damrak (water)”
  • Dutch: “Damrak”
  • French: “Damrak”
  • German: “Damrak”
  • Hebrew: “דאמראק”
  • Hebrew: “דאמרק”
  • Hebrew: “דמרק”
  • Hungarian: “Damrak”
  • Indonesian: “Damrak”
  • Irish: “Damrak”
  • Italian: “Damrak”
  • Japanese: “ダムラク”
  • Japanese: “ダムラック”
  • Japanese: “ダムラック通り”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Damrak”
  • Russian: “Дамрак”
  • Spanish: “Damrak”

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