2. Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . Its status as the
capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands
although it is not the seat of the government, which is The
Hague. The name Amsterdam indicative of the city's origin
around a dam in the river Amstel. The 17th-century canals
of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of
Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List .
雖然政府所在地在海牙,阿姆斯特丹是憲法規定的荷蘭王國首都。阿姆斯特丹名字的含意是
Amstel 河畔的一座水壩。阿姆斯特丹它的 17 世紀運河和 19-20 世紀防禦線,登錄在聯合國教科文
組織世界遺產名錄上 。
Amsterdam is the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centers in
Europe. The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands. The Amsterdam seaport to this
day remains the second in the country, and the fifth largest seaport in Europe.
作為荷蘭的商業首都和歐洲頂級金融中心之一。這個城市也是荷蘭的文化之都。阿姆斯特丹港口至
今仍然是全國第二大港口,也是歐洲第五大海港。
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange , the oldest stock exchange in the world, is located in the city
center. Amsterdam's main attractions , including its historic canals , the Rijksmuseum , the Van
Gogh Museum , Stedelijk Museum , Hermitage Amsterdam , Anne Frank House , Amsterdam
Museum , its red-light district , and its many cannabis coffee shops draw more than 5 million
international visitors annually.
阿姆斯特丹證券交易所是世界上最古老的證券交易所,位於市中心。阿姆斯特丹的主要景點包括歷
史悠久的運河 ,國家博物館 , 梵高博物館 , Stedelijk 博物館,阿姆斯特丹冬宮,安妮·弗蘭克之
家,阿姆斯特丹博物館,紅燈區和許多大麻咖啡店,每年吸引了500多萬國際遊客。
Flag of Amsterdam
阿姆斯特丹三叉市旗
3. Photo by L. Shih
National Concert Hall
國家音樂廳 (博物館區)
14. Photo by L. Shih
Damrak Avenue
達姆拉克大道
Sherlocked Escape Experience
「謝爾逃生室」逃生體驗
Stock Exchange
證券交易所 (世上最古老)
15. Sherlocked is a real life game in the heart of Amsterdam that you can play with a
group of friends or colleagues in a 67-minute time span. During that hour, you are
locked up in a historic room and you are challenged to 'Sherlocken' with your
collective intelligence and creativity. Only 32% have been successful in
discovering every secret escape. Do you think you have what it takes?
「謝爾逃生室」是阿姆斯特丹中心的真人遊戲場所,你可以與一群朋友或同事一起
遊戲。在 67 分鐘的這段時間,你們被鎖在一間悠久著名的房間內,大家要用集體
智慧和創造力來挑戰「謝爾逃生室」。只有 32% 的組群已經成功地發現逃生的每
一項秘密。你認為需要嘗試嗎?
Sherlocked Escape Experience
「謝爾逃生室」逃脫體驗
16. Photo by L. Shih
Damrak Avenue
達姆拉克大道
Dam Square
水壩廣場
69. De Wallen is the largest and best known red-light
district in Amsterdam. It consists of a network of
alleys containing approximately three hundred
one-room cabins rented by prostitutes who offer
their sexual services from behind a window or
glass door, typically illuminated with red lights.
These "kamers" are the most visible and typical
kind of red light district sex work in Amsterdam
and are a large tourist attraction.
德瓦倫是阿姆斯特丹最大最著名的紅燈區。它是個網
路般的小巷,其中含概大約三百個由妓女租用的單間
櫥窗套房,她們從櫥窗或玻璃門後面房間提供性服務,
通常都使用紅色燈光。這些「櫥窗套房」是阿姆斯特
丹最可看的典型紅燈區性服務,是個很大的旅遊景點。
The area also has a number of sex shops, sex
theatres, peep shows, a sex museum, a cannabis
museum, and a number of coffee shops that sell
marijuana.
該地區還設有許多性商店,性劇院,窺視表演,性博
物館,大麻博物館以及一些銷售大麻的咖啡店。
De Wallen red-light district 德瓦倫紅燈區
De Wallen
89. Statue to honor the sex workers
of the world
世界性工作者雕像
Installed March 2007 in Amsterdam,
Oudekerksplein, in front of the Oude
Kerk, in Amsterdam's red-light
district De Wallen. Title is Belle,
inscription says "Respect sex
workers all over the world."
於 2007 年 3 月在 阿姆斯特丹 德瓦
倫 紅燈區 老教堂前面安裝。標題
「Belle」,銘文是「尊重世界各地的
性工作者」。