Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands.

This wooden drawbridge was once so narrow that it was hard for two pedestrians to pass each other.

A picturesque humpback bridge with iron railings.

In a land of bridges, Nescio Bridge (Nesciobrug) was the country’s first suspension bridge. It is also the country’s longest.

Based on the Alexander III bridge in Paris, this 1884 bridge features fish sculptures and imperial crowns.

A bridge in Amsterdam.

Completed in 2001, the steel Enneüs Heerma Bridge has wavy patterns to refer to water.

The Python Bridge connects Sporenburg to Borneo Island and won the International Footbridge Award 2002.

Completed in 1648, the Torensluis bridge is the oldest bridge in Amsterdam still in its original state.

The world’s only floating flower market dates from 1862 and features many florists and garden shops, all along the Singel canal.

These five off-kilter houses are immortalized on postcards and souvenirs.

De Gooyer (built in 1725) is Amsterdam’s most popular windmill as it is the closest to the historic center — and next to a brewery.

De Bloem is an old flour mill.

The octagonal smock windmill was built in 1792 and used as a chalk and trass mill. Chalk was used in paint and mixed with linseed oil to make putty. Trass is ground tuff (a volcanic stone), a material that is a component of mortar. D’Admiraal is the last remaining chalk mill in the Netherlands.

De 1100 Roe is a windmill built in 1674.

De 1200 Roe is a windmill located on the banks of the Amstel river.

Sloten (windmill) is the only mill open to the public in Amsterdam and is a reconstruction of one from 1847.

The Riekermolen was built in 1636 and is located on the west side of the river Amstel, near café Het Kalfje.

De Otter is the oldest sawmill of its kind and has been restored to working order.

Built between 1603 and 1611, the Zuiderkerk was Amsterdam’s first church built specifically for protestant worship.

A distinctive tower on the Oudeschans canal, dating from 1516.

A distinctive green 1997 building by Renzo Piano houses the largest science center in the Netherlands.

The country’s oldest zoo includes an aquarium, a planetarium, a geological museum, and a zoological museum.

Built in 1867, the zoo’s library contains over 20,000 books and 80,000 animal prints on the history of zoology and botany.

The chimes of Westerkerk were often described by diarist Anne Frank as a source of comfort.

The Homomonument (1987) is the world’s first monument to commemorate gays and lesbians killed by the Nazis.

The house where Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank and her family hid from Nazi persecution in hidden rooms is now a museum.

Housed in a 1656 naval storehouse.

A replica of an 18th-century cargo ship of the Dutch East India Company.

This 15th-century city gate is the oldest remaining non-religious building in Amsterdam.

A secluded courtyard is surrounded by hofjes (almshouses) for Beguines — unmarried religious women.

Tour Heineken’s first brewery, opened in 1867.

This award-winning 2005 building houses a concert hall for contemporary classical music.

A statue of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was sculpted in bronze by Theresia R. van der Pant, unveiled in 1972.

A statue of Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and luck, by Dutch sculpturer Hildo Krop.

The grande dame of Amsterdam hotels dates from 1896.

The “Venice of the North“ is based on three concentric canals dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age.

This 2008 glass building is based on the Japanese ‘Engawa model’ where the corridors are on the outside.

A former post office dating back to 1899 converted into a shopping mall in 1990.

Brug 9- Torensluis Over Het Singel - Standbeeld Van Mutatuli (bust).

A statue of the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn is located on Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square).

The Scheepvaarthuis is a high point of the Amsterdam School of building.

A neo-Renaissance-style building dating back to 1894, and the former home of the National Ballet and Opera.

This 1883 Gothic-style Roman Catholic church has a soaring interior.

This large square, popular for mass events, hides an underground supermarket.

Founded in 1213, the Oude Kerk is Amsterdam’s oldest building.

Officially stylised as Amsterdam ArenA, this is the Netherlands’ largest stadium and home to AFC Ajax.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam, consisting of 42 forts located between 10 and 15 kilometers from the centre, and lowlands that can easily be flooded in time of war.

A statue of Joost van den Vondel (1867) by Louis Royer.