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Lonely Planet review

In 2007 the Amsterdam city archives moved into the historic ABN-Amro building, a monumental structure from 1923 that was for years the bank's head office. Anyone interested in the history of their Dutch ancestors or the city itself can peruse the documents free of charge, and occasionally there are some interesting exhibitions.

There's a large library with books about Amsterdam in different languages on everything from housing to legal briefs and sports clubs, as well as a café.