Amsterdam is the only ancient city in the world where the

Medieval center is not a museum but a Red light District.

  Situated along the two oldest canals in the city, 'the oldest profession' in Amsterdam has

  roots that go back to the Catholic Middle Ages here,  The days when you could "close an

  eye and wash your sins with a confession.

  A revolution brought Calvinists to municipal power in 1572. The new Protestant rulers were

  the first to make serious efforts to suppress 'the business of sin' in Amsterdam.

  The Red Light District has survived more than 400 years of Municipal vigour against it but

  it may not live long into the 21st Century.

  In the most recent recent effort

  to  make the district look more

  respectable,

  City Hall spent 35 milion Euro's

  to purchase 61 'windows' from

  an underworld tycoon. The City

  wants to see fashion designers'

  studio's behind those windows.

  Today, the Red Light District is

  still a fascinating neighborhood

  with an exciting history and an

  equally exciting present.

  The picture on the right

  shows how these two periods

  blend together sometimes.

  Admiral Cornelis Tromp lived

  in this house. He was a local

  sea hero in the 17th century.

  The gable-stone above the front

  door was recently restored by

  a local Historical Foundation -

  to decorate the erotic novelty

  shop currently housed in the

  basement.

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Red Light District of Amsterdam

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