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Melkweg

Melkweg is a music venue and on Lijnbaansgracht, near in , . It is housed in a former dairy and includes four music halls as well as a cinema, a restaurant and an exhibition space.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Stadsschouwburg 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.

Theater building
Photo: Jvhertum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam is a theatre building on the in , . The building was built in 1894 in the neo-Renaissance style, and was the home of the National Ballet and Opera.

Museum
Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0.
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in . The museum is located at the in the borough of , close to the , the , and the . is situated 610 metres southeast of Melkweg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Amsterdam and Kinkerbuurt.

While often overlooked by foreign visitors, locals know that the west of has a lot to offer visitors. There's whole neighborhoods in unique 19th-century architectural styles, some of the best bars and clubs in Amsterdam, and the quickly gentrifying Oud-West.

Quarter
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is the neighborhood in , . Along with the Overtoombuurt, it is part of the neighborhood of in the borough 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.

Melkweg

Latitude
52.36479° or 52° 21′ 53″ north
Longitude
4.88112° or 4° 52′ 52″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Inception
1905
Open location code
9F469V7J+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 267565714
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6951764
Wiki­data ID
Q60481
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Melkweg” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Melkweg”
  • Chinese: “銀河 (阿姆斯特丹)”
  • Chinese: “銀河夜總會”
  • Chinese: “銀河藝術中心”
  • Dutch: “De Melkweg”
  • Dutch: “Melkweg”
  • French: “Melkweg”
  • German: “Melkweg”
  • Hebrew: “מלקווך”
  • Italian: “Melkweg”
  • Japanese: “メルクウェッグ”
  • Japanese: “メルクウェヒ”
  • Korean: “밀키웨이”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melkweg”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Melkweg”
  • Polish: “Melkweg”
  • Portuguese: “Melkweg”
  • Spanish: “Melkweg”

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