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Singel
thumb|right|Stalls of the Bloemenmarkt (flower market) floating in the Singel. thumb|right|The Ronde Lutherse Kerk (Amsterdam)|Ronde Lutherse Kerk ("Round Lutheran Church"). thumb|right|The Munttoren seen from the Singel, postcard from 1900. thumb|right|The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam, painting by Breitner, c. 1897. thumb|right|A bird's eye view of Amsterdam circa 1544, encircled by the Singel (right side), [[woodcut by Cornelis Anthonisz.]] The Singel () is one of the canals of Amsterdam. The Singel encircled Amsterdam in the Middle Ages, serving as a moat around the city u
Damrak
thumb|260px|Damrak seen from the Dam. Right is the Bijenkorf and the tower of the Beurs van Berlage
Rokin
The Rokin is a canal and major street in the centre of Amsterdam. The street runs from Muntplein square to Dam square. The Rokin canal used to run from Muntplein square to Dam Square, but in 1936, the part between Spui square and Dam Square was filled in. Canal boats are now moored on the remaining part of the water, from the Amstel to Grimburgwal.
Kalverstraat
thumb|right|250px|Kalverstraat, with the main entrance to Kalvertoren shopping centre. The Kalverstraat (, ) is a busy shopping street of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The street runs roughly North-South for about 750 meters, from Dam Square to Muntplein square.
Nieuwendijk
street in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Jodenbreestraat
thumb|The Rembrandthuis was home to the painter [[Rembrandt from 1639 to 1656 ]] thumb|Jodenbreestraat 1
Zeedijk
Zeedijk (English: "Sea dike") is a street in the old centre of Amsterdam. The street is the northern and eastern boundary of De Wallen red-light district and runs between Prins Hendrikkade and Nieuwmarkt. Historically an area riddled with crime and drug addicts, the area went through a revitalization and is now the main street of Amsterdam's Chinatown, where locals come to eat at Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese restaurants. The Zeedijk neighbourhood is also known as the Nautical Quarter (Dutch: Nautisch Kwartier) because of its past as a sailors' neighbourhood.
Warmoesstraat
thumb|Warmoesstraat in Amsterdam
P.C. Hooftstraat
street in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Zwanenburgwal
thumb|320px|right|The Zwanenburgwal, looking south towards the Amstel thumb|320px|The Zwanenburgwal, looking north The Zwanenburgwal is a canal and street in the center of Amsterdam. During the Dutch Golden Age the canal was home to painter Rembrandt van Rijn, as well as philosopher Spinoza lived here. In 2006 it was voted one of the most beautiful streets in Amsterdam by readers of Het Parool, a local daily newspaper.
Lindengracht
The Lindengracht is a street and former canal in Amsterdam. It is in the Jordaan neighborhood of the Centrum district just west of the canal belt. The canal was back-filled in 1895. It connected the Brouwersgracht with the Lijnbaansgracht. The Eerste Lindendwarsstraat and Tweede Lindendwarsstraat are side streets. Lindenstraat runs parallel to the Lindengracht.
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
street in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Raadhuisstraat
thumb|right|The street in 1898 thumb|right thumb|Raadhuisstraat in 2019|right