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Spui

The Spui is a square in the centre of , the capital of the . The Spui was originally a body of water that formed the southern limit of the city until the 1420s, when the Singel canal was dug as an outer moat around the city.
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Photo: Jvhertum, Public domain.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Begijnhof.

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.

Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of the oldest hofjes in , . A group of historic buildings, mostly private dwellings, centre on it. As the name suggests, it was originally a béguinage.

Museum
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The , known until 2010 as the Amsterdam Historical Museum, is an Amsterdam-based museum dedicated to the city's past and present. Due to the renovation of its main location, the museum is temporarily located in the Amstelhof on the , together with and the dependence of the . is situated 190 metres north of Spui.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam and Burgwallen Oude Zijde.

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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.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , .

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.

Spui

Latitude
52.36879° or 52° 22′ 8″ north
Longitude
4.88985° or 4° 53′ 24″ east
Open location code
9F469V9Q+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26341034
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q281703
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Spui” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Spui (Amsterdam)”
  • Dutch: “Spui”
  • French: “Spui”
  • German: “Spui”
  • Hebrew: “ספאו”
  • Hungarian: “Spui”
  • Irish: “Spui”
  • Italian: “Spui”
  • Russian: “Площадь Спёй”
  • Slovenian: “Spui”

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Highlights include Spui25 and ArtAmsterdam-Spui.

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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 “Spui”. Photo: Jvhertum, Public domain.