Amsterdam:Edifício Hélios

Ana,

A partir de hoje, vou postar algumas fotos dos locais de Amsterdam que te sugeri.
É para te aguçar o apetite... ;-)
Enjoy!

Spui - A praça que te falei, onde se realiza o mercado de livros à sexta-feira.

Edifício Hélios (1895-1900) em Arte Nouveau pelo arquitecto holandês Gerrit van Arkel (1858-1918)

O portão para a beguinaria fica no passeio em frente a este edifício.

The AHM and the Spui

The Amsterdam Historisch Museum and the Spui are among my favourite places in Amsterdam. I also suggested to our cousins to go there as well! :-)
And you? Have you ever been there already? :-)

The Amsterdam Historisch Museum

The Amsterdam Historisch Museum entrance is really, really beautiful, isn't it? :-)
I'm not a big fan of the street where the museum is situated (Kalverstraat) because it's always very crowded due the many stores located there, but I love this entrance! This museum (now Amsterdam Museum) is located since 1975 in the city old orphanage.

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Passing by this pretty arch, we are at the AHM terrace. Located at the center of Amsterdam, it's a quiet and charming place, where we can enjoy a light and delicious lunch.

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If you wish to see some art works for free and watch the paintings recovery work, the AHM passage is the place to go.

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The Spui

Nearby the AHM is the Spui, the square in Amsterdam I love the most. A book market is held on Fridays and many bookstores are located there, like the American Book Center (ABC) (where I go when I want to buy English written books).The Spui is therefore very popular among book lovers. The entrance for the Medieval courtyard of the Begijnhof is also there.

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Finally, if you come in the Spring, you'll notice the buildings covered with beautiful flowers.
 :-)
Lovely, isn't it? :-)

From Amsterdam 2012

(These photos were taken last Spring)