Huis Met De Hoofden

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    Keizersgracht 123, Western Canal Belt
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Lonely Planet review

A shining example of Dutch Renaissance style, this whimsical structure has a beautiful step gable with six heads at door level representing the classical muses. Folklore has it that the heads depict burglars, decapitated in quick succession by a fearless maid as they tried to break in.

The façade veritably drips with decorations - lion masks, obelisks and vases - as well as the famous heads (match 'em up): Apollo, Diana, Ceres, Bacchus, Minerva and Mars. The building now houses the Bureau Monumentenzorg, the city office of monument preservation.