Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the . The academy is housed in the in .
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: Dutch learned society
  • Also known as: “KNAW”, “Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen”, “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”, and “The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences”
  • Address: Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam, 1011JV

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and De Wallen.

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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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is the largest and best known red-light district in . It consists of a network of alleys containing approximately 300 one-room cabins rented by prostitutes who offer their sexual services from behind a window or glass door, typically illuminated with red lights and blacklight. is situated 260 metres north of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The is a 17th-century Reformed Protestant church in the area of , the capital of the . The church played an important part in the life of Rembrandt and was the subject of a painting by Claude Monet. is situated 110 metres south of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burgwallen Oude Zijde and Chinatown.

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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The is the medieval heart of . It is where most foreign visitors arrive and leave, and has a lot of the city's prime attractions.

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Latitude
52.37129° or 52° 22′ 17″ north
Longitude
4.89947° or 4° 53′ 58″ east
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Armenian—“Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية الملكية الهولندية للفنون والعلوم”
  • Armenian: “Նիդերլանդական արվեստների և գիտությունների թագավորական ակադեմիա”
  • Armenian: “Նիդերլանդների գիտությունների թագավորական ակադեմիա”
  • Asturian: “Real Academia d’Artes y Ciencies de los Países Baxos”
  • Azerbaijani: “Niderland Kral Elmlər Akademiyası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Niderland Kral İncəsənət və Elmlər Akademiyası”
  • Bashkir: “Нидерланд король фәндәр академияһы”
  • Basque: “Arteen eta Zientzien Herbehereetako Errege Akademia”
  • Belarusian: “Нідэрландская каралеўская акадэмія навук”
  • Belarusian: “Нідэрляндзкая каралеўская акадэмія навук”
  • Catalan: “KNAW”
  • Catalan: “Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Catalan: “Reial Acadèmia d’Arts i Ciències dels Països Baixos”
  • Chinese: “荷兰皇家学会”
  • Chinese: “荷兰皇家科学院”
  • Chinese: “荷兰皇家艺术与科学学院”
  • Chinese: “荷兰皇家艺术与科学院”
  • Chinese: “荷蘭皇家學會”
  • Chinese: “荷蘭皇家科學院”
  • Chinese: “荷蘭皇家藝術與科學學院”
  • Chinese: “荷蘭皇家藝術與科學院”
  • Cornish: “Akademi Artys ha Godhonieth Riel Iseldir”
  • Czech: “Královská nizozemská akademie umění a věd”
  • Czech: “Královská nizozemská akademie věd”
  • Danish: “Det Kongelige Nederlandske Videnskabsakademi”
  • Dutch: “KNAW”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijke Academie van Wetenschappen”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Dutch: “Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اكاديمية نيديرلاند الملكيه للفنون و العلوم”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Nederlanda Akademio de Artoj kaj Sciencoj”
  • Estonian: “Hollandi Kuninglik Kunstide ja Teaduste Akadeemia”
  • Estonian: “Hollandi kuninglik teaduste akadeemia”
  • Finnish: “Alankomaiden kuninkaallinen tiedeakatemia”
  • Finnish: “KNAW”
  • French: “Académie royale néerlandaise des arts et des sciences”
  • Galician: “Real Academia de Artes e Ciencias dos Países Baixos”
  • Georgian: “ნიდერლანდების სამეფო მეცნიერებათა აკადემია”
  • German: “Königlich Niederländische Akademie der Wissenschaften”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική ακαδημία τεχνών και επιστήμης της Ολλανδίας”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Ακαδημία Τεχνών και Επιστημών της Ολλανδίας”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה המלכותית ההולנדית למדע ואומנויות”
  • Hungarian: “Holland Királyi Tudományos Akadémia”
  • Indonesian: “Akademi Kesenian dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Kerajaan Belanda”
  • Irish: “Acadamh Ríoga Ealaíon agus Eolaíochtaí na hÍsiltíre”
  • Italian: “Accademia Reale delle Arti e delle Scienze dei Paesi Bassi”
  • Italian: “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Japanese: “オランダ王立文芸科学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “オランダ王立芸術科学アカデミー”
  • Korean: “네덜란드 왕립 예술 과학 아카데미”
  • Latin: “Academia Regia Disciplinarum Nederlandica”
  • Luxembourgish: “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Macedonian: “Кралска холандска академија на уметностите и науките”
  • Macedonian: “Холандска академија на уметностите и науките”
  • Maltese: “Akkademja Rjali tal-Pajjiżi Baxxi għall-Arti u x-Xjenza”
  • Maltese: “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen”
  • Persian: “آکادمی سلطنتی هنر و علوم هلند”
  • Polish: “Królewska Holenderska Akademia Sztuk i Nauk”
  • Portuguese: “Academia Real das Artes e Ciências dos Países Baixos”
  • Romanian: “Academia Regală Neerlandeză de Arte și Științe”
  • Russian: “Королевская академия наук и искусств Нидерландов”
  • Russian: “Нидерландская королевская академия наук”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Acadamh Rìoghail nan Tìrean Ìsle airson nan Ealan is Saidheansan”
  • Slovenian: “KNAW”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljeva nizozemska akademija znanosti in umetnosti”
  • Spanish: “Real Academia de Artes y Ciencias de los Paises Bajos”
  • Spanish: “Real Academia de Artes y Ciencias de los Países Bajos”
  • Spanish: “Real Academia Neerlandesa de Artes y Ciencias”
  • Swedish: “Kungliga Nederländska Vetenskapsakademin”
  • Tatar: “Нидерланд патша сәнгатьләр һәм фәннәр академиясе”
  • Turkish: “Hollanda Kraliyet Sanat ve Bilim Akademisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Нідерландська королівська академія наук”
  • Urdu: “رائل نیدرلینڈ اگیڈمی برائے سائنس اور فنون”
  • Uzbek: “Niderlandiya qirollik fanlar akademiyasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Học viện Khoa học và Nghệ thuật Vương thất Hà Lan”
  • Welsh: “Academi Frenhinol Celfyddydau a Gwyddorau yr Iseldiroedd”
  • Western Armenian: “Նիտըրլենտական արուեստներու եւ գիտութիւններու արքայական կաճառ”

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