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In the course of the 17th century the famous crescent shape of
the Amsterdam city centre was designed and realised resulting in
the unique ring of canals. On the outskirts of the city centre,
the canals ended in squares, where the city gates were located.
The squares were used as parking places, since vehicles were not
always allowed into the city itself. The only two houses in Amsterdam worthy of the name palace are the Royal Palace in the Dam Square and the Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29. Originally, the Royal Palace was designed to serve as Amsterdam's town hall and the Trippenhuis was built for wealthy citizens. The canals of course are one of the major attractions of the 'Venice of the North'. By daytime already very charming, by night they become even more enchanting because a lot of the canal houses and bridges are beautifully illuminated. The four main city centre canals are Prinsengracht, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Singel, and of course there are numerous smaller canals, of which the Brouwersgracht, the Bloemgracht and the Leliegracht are especially pleasant. |
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