{"id":200631,"date":"2020-04-06T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=200631"},"modified":"2024-08-03T15:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T14:49:23","slug":"amsterdam-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/amsterdam-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Friendly Facts About Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amsterdam is hands-down my absolute favorite city!\n</p><p>The city is full of timeless and beautiful architecture, stunning waterfronts, lush green parks, culture, museums, history, <em>amazing food, and great nightlife.\n<p>Whenever anybody asks me to recommend a place for a good city break my go-to answer is <em>always Amsterdam \u2013 there\u2019s something for everyone there and I\u2019ve never known anybody to be disappointed by a trip there!\n<p>So I couldn\u2019t turn down the chance to share some of the interesting things I know about my favorite city with you all, could I?!\n</p><p>Here are my 10 friendly facts about Amsterdam.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam is a city built on wooden poles. Lots and lots and lots of wooden poles.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202476 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/built-on-stilts.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam' is a city built on wooden poles. width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/built-on-stilts.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Due to the thick layer of fen and clay present in the soil of the city, all the city\u2019s buildings were erected on wooden poles that are fixed into a sandy layer of the ground over 35 feet deep!\n</p><p>Normally, a house rests on about 10 wooden poles, but the bigger buildings sit on <em>thousands of them.\n<p>Did you know that the Royal Palace sits on 13,659 wooden poles and the Amsterdam Centraal Station sits on over 9,000 poles?!\n</p><p>Yes, Vegeta, over 9,000\u2026\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam has only <em>officially been the capital of the Netherlands since 1983.\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202473 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-capital.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam' has only officially been the capital of netherlands since width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-capital.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Widely regarded prior to this as the economic and cultural \u201ccapital\u201d of the Netherlands, Amsterdam was only officially recognized as the capital in the early 80s.\n</p><p>Before this, despite a lack of clarity on the country\u2019s <em>actual capital, Den Haag (The Hague) was considered to be the capital of the Netherlands as this is where the government resided (and still do to this day), making it the country\u2019s hub of political power.\n<h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam has city poets who will write and read a poem at your funeral.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202478 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-poets.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam' has city poets who will write and read a poem at your funeral. width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-poets.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>If somebody dies in Amsterdam and is not claimed by any friends or relatives, then they will receive a burial from the state in Amsterdam.\n</p><p>For the unclaimed dead, a city poet is hired to find out as much as possible about the person, and they then write up a poem about them and recite it at their funeral.\n</p><p>This is a service that the Dutch government offers for anyone who dies and is left unclaimed in Amsterdam, not just Dutch citizens.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam\u2019s buildings are so narrow due to taxation reasons.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202470 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-houses.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam\u2019s' buildings are so narrow due to taxation reasons. width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-houses.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Back when the city was being rapidly built up, the powers that be realized that, due to the premium value of house frontage on the canals and streets, they should tax house size on the width of the front, or fa\u00e7ade.\n</p><p>Because of this, the gorgeous old buildings you see lined up on the canal &ndash; and street-fronts of Amsterdam are particularly thin and tall.\n</p><p>What you <em>don\u2019t tend to see is that these houses often get wider the further back they get, as well as being very long.\n<p>The smallest house fa\u00e7ade in the entire world is in Amsterdam at Het Singel 7.\n</p><p>It is only 3.5 feet wide and is <em>barely wider than the house\u2019s front door!\n<p>Many of the houses have smaller windows at their top, which gives the optical illusion of the house being taller \u2013 which acted as a status symbol of wealth back in the day.\n</p><p>For those eagle-eyed observers, you will also notice how many of the thin canal-front houses have hooks at their tops.\n</p><p>These hooks were fitted to the tops of houses so that large and bulky items could be winched into the house\u2019s upper floors rather than carrying them up the narrow, steep, and winding stairways!\n</p><p>Insert <em>Friends \u201cPIVOTTTTT!\u201d memes here, please\u2026\n<h2 class='\"list\"'>The \u201cXXX\u201d symbol of Amsterdam <em>does not mean what you think it does.\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-247351 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/amsterdam-facts-flag.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"The' amsterdam flag flying above an old tower width='\"728\"' height='\"400\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amsterdam-facts-flag.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Although a \u201cXXX\u201d marking often carried adult connotations, in Amsterdam it is the symbol of Saint Andrew.\n</p><p>Saint Andrew was a fisherman who was tortured and crucified on an \u201cX\u201d cross in the First Century BC.\n</p><p>The symbol has been used to represent Amsterdam since 1505 when Amsterdam was still a little fishing town.\n</p><p>The motto often displayed underneath the three crosses says \u201cHeroic, Determined and Merciful\u201d.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam has more canals than Venice and more bridges than Paris!\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202474 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-bridges.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam' has more canals than venice and bridges paris width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-bridges.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>If you\u2019ve ever been to Amsterdam then you\u2019ll know you can\u2019t walk for more than five minutes without crossing a bridge or seeing a canal!\n</p><p>In fact, Amsterdam has 165 canals and 1,281 bridges \u2013 with a whopping 80 bridges just around the canal ring alone!\n</p><p>Amsterdam\u2019s heritage is that of a small fishing village located behind a dyke (or dam) on the River Amstel.\n</p><p>At the time, it was known as Amstelredam rather than Amsterdam.\n</p><p>As the village grew into a town and then a city, the network of canals running through it was further formed and shaped to help transport and trade \u2013 both with the outside world and within the city.\n</p><p>This maze of canals actually splits Amsterdam up into what is <em>technically 90 small &ldquo;islands&rdquo;!\n<p>The city\u2019s extensive network of canals and bridges provides it with some of its breathtaking sites.\n</p><p>For example, when you\u2019re standing on the corner of Reguliersgracht and Herengracht you can see 15 bridges at the same time!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam has the highest concentration of museums per square meter of all cities in the world!\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202480 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-museums.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam' has the highest concentration of museums per square meter all cities in world width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-museums.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Amsterdam has over 75 museums and some of the biggest art collections in the world.\n</p><p>As the home of the <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/van-gogh-facts%5C/%5C%22">Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum, it should come as no surprise that Amsterdam boasts the world\u2019s largest collection of Rembrandt paintings and Van Gogh artworks.\n<p>There are that many museums in Amsterdam that even Amsterdam\u2019s Schiphol airport has a museum in it \u2013 making it the only airport in the world to have a museum!\n</p><p>It is located behind the initial passport control sections and is free for everyone to enter.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>There are more than 1 million bicycles in Amsterdam.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202475 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-bikes.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"There' are more than million bicycles in amsterdam. width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-bikes.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>As those who are lucky enough to have visited Amsterdam will tell you, there are bicycles <em>everywhere!\n<p>After all, there are more than 250 miles of cycle paths weaving across the city.\n</p><p>A recent survey even showed that as much as 63% of Amsterdammers use their bicycles daily.\n</p><p>So it doesn\u2019t come as too much of a surprise that there are over 1 million bicycles here.\n</p><p>However, this is a little odd, seeing as there are only about 822,000 people living <em>in Amsterdam\u2026\n<p>Still, though, it is estimated that every year some 25,000 <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/bicycles-history%5C/%5C%22">bicycles are lost to Amsterdam\u2019s canals \u2013 intentionally or otherwise!\n<p>Of these 25,000 bikes, only 8,000 \u2013 10,000 are fished out by municipal boats every year.\n</p><p>Also, each year there are more than 100,000 bicycles stolen!\n</p><p>When you think of all the cycles that are there to be hired by tourists as well, all of these bicycle numbers start to add up a little bit more\u2026\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam has 40 parks!\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202479 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-parks.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam' has parks width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-parks.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>This is some feat, given that most of the city is either cycle paths, canals, or bridges.\n</p><p>But Amsterdam has a thriving park culture, with small children\u2019s parks to the famous and stunningly magnificent Vondelpark that covers a <em>ginormous 48 acres!\n<p>All the parks mean that you can always find a peaceful spot anywhere in Amsterdam no matter how busy it gets.\n</p><p>That said though if you\u2019re looking for a bit of peace and quiet then maybe you should steer clear of Vondelpark \u2013 as it has more than 4,000 wild parakeets living there!\n</p><p>These parakeets are not a species of bird native to the Netherlands or Amsterdam but were bought there as pets whereupon a few escaped and started to breed and have lived in the city ever since.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Amsterdam\u2019s main shopping street has existed for over 600 years!\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-202477 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/03%5C/amsterdam-shopping.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Amsterdam\u2019s' main shopping street has existed for over years width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amsterdam-shopping.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Originally known as Byndewyck, this street became the main shopping street after the construction of the medieval city walls.\n</p><p>From 1486 until 1629, it was home to the city\u2019s cattle market and became known as Kalverstraat, translating as \u201ccalf street\u201d.\n</p><p>Kalverstraat has the highest rent prices in the Netherlands, with prices up to \u20ac3,000 per square meter!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Amsterdam is full of timeless architecture, stunning waterfronts, lush green parks, culture, museums, amazing food and a great night life. 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