Street with historical colorful canal houses on brouwersgracht.
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Today OZ Voorburgwal is one of the most famous streets within the famour Red Light District, with destinations ranging from sex shops and peep shows to bars and cannabis coffee houses. The area is also packed with historic sites, captivating architecture and famous buildings for you to enjoy.
Those governing the city at the time decided to expand it by building 3 massive canals around the town: the Herengracht (gentlemen's canal), Keizersgracht (knights' canal) and Prinsengracht (princes' canal). These canals are home to the majority of the most impressive Amsterdam canal houses.
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