Travel guide
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rijksmuseum: art in perspective
Explore how the Rijksmuseum frames its art through architecture and gallery design. The Gallery of Honour provides a focused introduction to seventeenth-century painting.
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Discover Amsterdam's center through its canals and connected neighborhoods. Use waterside streets and bridges to build your own sightseeing walk.
Amsterdam's city center is a network of canals and small neighborhoods, each offering a slightly different setting for an independent walk. The official city tourism guide describes cobbled streets, cultural attractions, shopping areas and market squares within this closely connected landscape. A useful approach is to choose one section of the canal ring and spend time noticing the relationship between the water, bridges and adjoining streets. Looking along a canal gives a different sense of the city from looking across it, so let the changing views shape your exploration. This editorial idea does not specify a fixed route or departure point. Use the official neighborhood resources to plan, and remain attentive to local traffic and crossings.
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No admission ticket, transport or guided service is included with this guide.
Explore how the Rijksmuseum frames its art through architecture and gallery design. The Gallery of Honour provides a focused introduction to seventeenth-century painting.