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Westindisch Huis, Amsterdam

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The West-Indisch Huis ("West India House") is the former headquarters of the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam. In this building, the Dutch West India Company's governors in 1625 ordered the construction of a fort on the island of Manhattan, laying the foundations for New York City.

The West-Indisch Huis is located on the Herenmarkt, a small square between the Haarlemmerstraat and Brouwersgracht canal in the center of Amsterdam. The building has municipal monument status and is in use as office space and venue for conferences, weddings and other events. The John Adams Institute, which aims to further cultural exchange between The Netherlands and the U.S., is housed in the building.
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  • By Thomas V
    This was the HQ for the old Dutch West Indies Co., now an old house with a restaurant and bar on the first floor. Lovely building, backs to a square.  more »
  • By AlexSwallow
    I was lucky to come here for an event. The location is fantastic- at one end of one of the main canals and just minutes from the central train station (which is itself about 20 or so minutes from the....  more »
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