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Groenburgwal
Step out onto the white drawbridge that crosses the
Groenburgwal
and look north. Many
Amsterdammers swear this is the loveliest canal view of all - a pick backed by Impres-
sionist Claude Monet, who painted it in 1874 as
The Zuiderkerk (South Church) at Ams-
terdam: Looking up the Groenburgwal
.
NAP Display
Head over to the Stopera building, Amsterdam's combination of city hall and
Muziektheater
(
Click here
)
. Pop into the east entrance and check out the
Normaal Am-
sterdams Peil (NAP) display
. NAP is the Netherlands' sea-level measurement, and the
exhibit shows how much of Amsterdam falls below it.
Cruising the Keizersgracht
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