Did you know the Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal no longer exists?
In Amsterdam we know the Oudezijds Voorburgwal and Oudezijds Achterburgwal (the front and back 'burgwal', or fortified canal, on the old side), but on the other side of the Dam...
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