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Walenweeskinderen

Walenweeskinderen is a work of art in , . Walenweeskinderen is situated nearby to the residential area , as well as near the art gallery .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: sculpture in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 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 340 metres southwest of Walenweeskinderen.

Garden
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
The or Deutzenhofje is a 17th-century hofje on the Prinsengracht 857 in . It is the largest hofje built in the 17th century. is situated 140 metres northeast of Walenweeskinderen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oude Pijp and Amsterdam-Centrum.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Noord-Pijp is a neighbourhood of , located in an urbanised part of the borough. It had a population of 14,102 in 2011 and an area of 68 hectares.

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 neighbourhood of , . It is located directly south of Amsterdam's and it is part of the borough , in a part of the city known as the Old South.

Walenweeskinderen

Latitude
52.36185° or 52° 21′ 43″ north
Longitude
4.88887° or 4° 53′ 20″ east
Inception
1984
Open location code
9F469V6Q+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8300866285
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q104598054
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In Other Languages

“Walenweeskinderen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Walenweeskinderen”

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