Information About Amsterdam. Hotel Imperial. Amsterdam.

Information About Amsterdam

In Case You Are Curious

727,095 Inhabitants Amsterdam, 1,268,908 Inhabitants Greater Amsterdam, 145 Nationalities, 400,000 Bicycles, 220,000 Trees, 600,000 Flowerbulbs in parks and public gardens, 28 Parks, 260 City trams, 21 Markets, 10,334 Shops, 165 Antique shops, 24 Diamand polishing factories, 165 Canals, 1,281 Bridges, 8 Wooden drawbridges, 70 Glass-toppes canal boats, 120 Pedal boats, 2,500 House boats, 6,800 16th, 17th and 18th century buildings, 726 Gablestones, 282 Statues and sculptures, 6 Windmills, 42 Museums, 141 Art galleries, 6,100 Animals at the Artis Zoo, 16,000 Concerts and theatrical performances, 40 Concerts and theatrical performances per day, 65 Theaters and concert halls, 40 Cinemas, 1.402 Cafés and bars, 36 Discotheques, 755 Restaurants, 29,500 Hotel beds, 6,851,000 bed-nights by tourists from abroad and 17,568,000 Day visitors.

Does this give you an idea that there is something to do in Amsterdam, all the time!! It should.

The HOTEL IMPERIAL is located right in the center of the action. We are close to restaurants, museums, night life, theaters, movie theaters and much more. Here is a link to show you a few of the major spots that await you just outside our doors, REMBRANDTPLEIN/THOREBECKEPLEIN / VIJZELSTRAAT and just a short walk away is WATERLOOPLEIN. However, since we are located in the center of the Centrum downtown section, you can walk easily to many other attractions.

CITY GUIDES

Amsterdam.nl: get details of the arts, Amsterdam heritage, tourist information, business information and more.

Visit Amsterdam: city and travel guide, events, local transport information, tips and more.

Amsterdam Hotspots: info on Amsterdam's favorite spots, with reviews from other visitors and accurate maps of Amsterdam city. Includes up-to-date agenda.

Simply Amsterdam.nl: directory of sites and subjects of particular interest to visitors to Amsterdam

Salsa Dancing in Amsterdam: News, concert listings, clubs and instructors

Amsterdam, tales of the city: Citylog, events, pictures, and lists of some favourite streets, bars, coffeeshops, restaurants and shops.

Channels virtual tour: take a tour through Amsterdam, just get on a tram or walk around. Lots of info about hotels, restaurants, museums, galleries, bars and tourist information.

Bureau of Monuments & Archeology: A virtual historical tour

The Internet Guide to Amsterdam: A guide to print and take with you, covering language, money, hotels, eating and drinking, transport, shopping, news, communications, places to see and maps.

EVENT SCHEDULES

TIME OUT's list of current events.

SIMPLY AMSTERDAM's list of current events.

VISIT AMSTERDAM's searchable website for events

MUSEUMS

Holland Museum directory by Netherlands Board of Tourism- searchable by regions, type or collections. It also has virtual rooms.

RIJKSMUSEUM: major museum of Western European painting and decorative arts. Includes an extensive collection of Dutch masters.

Van Gogh Museum: With more than 200 paintings and almost 500 drawings, the Van Gogh Museum maintains the largest and most varied Van Gogh collection in the world.

REMBRANDTHUIS: located in the house where Rembrandt lived and worked from 1639 till 1658. The museum shows an almost complete collection of Rembrandt's etchings and prints.

Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art: is the most important museum of modern and contemporary art in The Netherlands.

Anne Frank: official site of the modern-day museum to Anne Frank, who spent two years in hiding while she wrote her diary in the house.

Electric Ladyland: First Museum of Flurescent Art: including participatory art as well as permanent displays.

Amsterdam Historical Museum: The collection consists of paintings, prints, marquettes, objects and archeological finds and shows how Amsterdam grew from a small medieval town to a world famous centre.

Computer Museum: The collection includes technical and scientific computing equipment from the sixties to the present day including commercial equipment, experimental machines and machines built for specific scientific purposes.

Filmmuseum- As a national center for cinematography the museum aims to promote a lively Dutch film culture, by the collection, restoration and screening of film treasures. Also presents new films, both Dutch and foreign art films.

Jewish Historical Museum: The central motif of the permanent collection is the religion, culture, and history of the Jews in the Netherlands.
Royal Tropical Museum: The institute supports non-Western countries in sustainable development and informs the public about the tropics and sub-tropics.

The Allard Pierson Museum: The archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam. The nucleus of its collection are the collections of C.W. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Van Leer, Six and Van Lier.

The Netherlands Maritime Museum: Housed in the National Naval Depot, a former arsenal of the Dutch Navy that is over 300 years old. The collection tells the story of the maritime past of the Netherlands.

Tramway Museum: Volunteer museum that offers rides in vintage cars. The trams run along a former railway track along the Amsterdam Forest.

Zoological Museum: The museum curates more than 13 million specimens with special focus on South East Asian and South American fauna and marine fauna.

De Appel, center for contemporary art: Provides space to well-known and lesser known artists for projects, installations and research.

RESTAURANTS

Dining City Amsterdam Restaurant Guide: lists restaurants that have websites by location, price and food. (Dutch & English sites.)

SpecialBite.com: restaurant listings with reviews listed by cuisine, location, specialty and more.

PERFORMING ARTS

Amsterdam has some 225 venues in total, including over seventy theatres and concert halls. Approximately 19,000 stage, music, opera, dance, cabaret etc. performances are given each year. The main theatres are the Muziektheater (music theatre) with the Het Nationale Ballet (National Ballet) and Nederlands Opera (Dutch Opera) as regular performers, the Stadsschouwburg and the Koninklijk Theater Carré. The Concertgebouw is the home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Akhnaton, Centre for world culture: Akhnaton is a free venue for the cultural heritage of migrant youths.

Bellevue/Nieuwe de la Mar: Theatre and ballet

Koninklijk Theater Carré: Theatre for, among other things, stage plays, musicals, cabaret and circus.

Concertgebouw: Home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Melkweg: Venue for pop music and world music, also gallery, cinema and theatre.

Het Muziektheater, opera and ballet venue: Home of the Nederlandse Opera and the National Ballet.

Nes theaters: The Nes is a street with four theatres: the Cosmic, the Engelenbak, the Frascati and the Vlaams Cultureel Centrum Brakke Grond (Flemish cultural centre).

Paradiso: Venue for pop music and world music.

Stadsschouwburg: Theatre for stage plays, dance and music.

Transformatorhuis Toneelgroep (theatre group) Amsterdam: Home of the Toneelgroep Amsterdam.

Trust theater: Home of the Toneelgroep de Trust (Trust theater group).

Amsterdam ticket agency: Current programme and ticket sales