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About Clemenshotel
Clemens Hotel is so well situated, we guarantee you can walk every
where in Amsterdam should you wish to, of course!
This site has been made not only for those of you travelling to
Amsterdam, but also for those armchair travellers! Take your time
choosing a room, we will do our best to ensure you your room of
choice. With photos of each room, you can see now as never before,
that which is on offer.
Easy to navigate, all the information needed (and more) this site
should give you an idea of that which to expect not only from your
hotel Clemens, but also about the city.
Do feel free to send me any
comments on the site, we enjoy and value your feedback.
What! no elevator?
Did you know that in the golden olden days the Dutch paid tax on the
width of the front door????
Well, the block of buildings in which Clemens Hotel is situated, is
not only a Historical monument, but also has a rather narrow
door…..hence the steep staircase. The original owner was obviously
very canny and this way avoided paying any extra tax.
Thus, no space for an elevator.
Did you know that Amsterdam is one of the few cities in Europe that
has the best maintained historical buildings?
Amsterdam one of the most important intact historical city centres in
the world. The entire inner city is made up the of the most wonderful
canal houses, most of them commissioned by wealthy merchants as
private homes.. Now unfortunately many of these magnificent houses
have been sold or rented out to wealthy companies such as banks and
lawyers.
Many have also been divided up into gorgeous apartments…they cost the
earth!
Take a walk along any canal and compare the ornamented gables on the
building.
I enclose a link below for those of you interested in reading more of
these wonderful monuments and be sure not to miss the information
about the gables, they make wonderful unusual photos for even the most
amateur photographer. There are so many different types of monuments
ranging from Gothic to Renaissance, this site is well worth a visit.
Just what makes a particular building a monument?
Well first of all it has to be more than 50 years old and of course of
some historical interest.
Once a building has been declared a historical monument, no structural
changes can be made without permission from the Dutch Historical
Board.
http://www.bmz.amsterdam.nl/adam/index_e.html
For those of you who have the sense of adventure in your soul, I
suggest a cycle tour of these remarkable buildings. Again I enclose a
link to a route laid out especially for you!
Return to Clemens and enjoy a pot of tea with me and let me know how
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