Frederiksplein 30. The former house of Marten Toonder, Dutch artist and creator of comics and animation films. He lived there just one year, in 1940, on the top floor and in quite poor conditions. It was his first Amsterdam house, coming from the city of Leiden.

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Achtergracht 17. Built 1916 by architects Elte & Mastenbroek. Originally housed a sponge and chamois leather company Hartog Speijer. In the 1930s the Dutch cinema union Bioscoopbond had its offices here, between 1945 and 1954 the press photo agency Anefo.

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View on the Amstel, from the Magere Brug (skinny bridge). In the back the Stopera (city hall & opera) and the Hermitage museum.

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Nieuwe Keizersgracht, view from the Hermitage museum. Heart of the former Jewish area. Signs and Stolpersteine indicate all the Jewish inhabitants who were deported and killed.

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Nieuwe Keizersgracht. Municipal Teacher's Training School (Kweekschool), built 1878 by architect W. Springer. Later it became part of the University of Amsterdam. Today it houses various businesses.

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