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to provide better housing for
poorer families, in the wake of
the revolutionary Housing Act of
1901.
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Pieter Lodewijk Takstraat
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Tram
4,12,25
Amstelpark
This welcome green space to
the south of the city has a rose
garden, a maze and an art gallery
for adults, as well as pony rides,
farm animals and a miniature
steam train for children. Best of
all, at the southernmost tip of the
park, is the well-preserved De
Rieker windmill. Built in 1636,
it was a favourite of Rembrandt,
whose statue stands nearby.
Now a private home, its sails are
unfurled on National Windmill
Day (second Sat in May).
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Europaboulevard
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Metro RAI; Tram 4;
Bus 66, 199
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Open dawn-dusk
Tropenmuseum
Tropenmuseum
Take a trip around the world
without leaving this imposing
1920s building, originally
conceived to celebrate Dutch
colonialism but now redeployed
to educate visitors about the
developing world. Reconstructions
- whether of an Arabian bazaar, an
African village or an Indian slum -
are vividly brought to life with the
help of soundtracks and even
smells. The separate Tropen-
museum Junior is strictly for
6-12-year-olds (no admission to
an adult unless accompanied by
a child), by appointment, with
guided tours in Dutch.
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Linnaeusstraat 2
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Tram 9, 10, 14; bus 22
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Tropenmuseum: 020 568 8215
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Tropenmuseum Junior: 020 568 8233
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www.tropenmuseum.nl
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www.tropenmuseumjunior.nl
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Open
10am-5pm daily
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Admission charge
Ajax Museum
Football fans will want to
pay their respects to the brilliant
Ajax club at their impressive new
stadium, Amsterdam ArenA. Visit
the interactive museum, which
brings the club and its greatest
moments to life, and tour the
state-of-the-art 50,000-seat
stadium. There are usually six
tours a day in summer, four in
winter, except on event days;
phone ahead for times.
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Arena
Boulevard 1
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Metro to Strandvliet or
Bijlmer; train to Bijlmer
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020 311 1333/
020 311 1336
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www.amsterdamarena.nl
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Open Apr-Oct: 10am-6pm daily; Nov-
Mar: 10am-5pm daily
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Admission charge
De Dageraad Housing
A housing estate seems an
unlikely tourist attraction, but the
complex built for the De Dageraad
(Dawn) housing association from
1918-23 is well worth a visit -
especially for anyone interested
in the Amsterdam School of
Architecture. Piet Kramer and
Michel de Klerk designed
sculptural buildings of great
originality, with tiled roofs that
undulate in waves, and brick
walls that billow and curve. The
project was part of an initiative
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