Amsterdam Sights

Huis Met de Hoofden

#82 of 855 things to do in Amsterdam

#82 of 855 things to do in Amsterdam

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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 facade 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.

 

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