great place to explore and chill. good alternative to reading/working from starbucks. mind - on weekends it can be packed, so if you arrive too late, it may be hard to find a place to sit!
Central Library (Openbare Bibliotheek), Amsterdam
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Central Library (Openbare Bibliotheek)
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam 1011, The Netherlands
(Binnenstad)
020 5230900
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Ranked #2 of 250 attractions in Amsterdam
Type: Libraries
Traveller Description: If you are visiting Amsterdam, do not overlook the new waterside Public Library (see: ARUP - design firm). It is a 10 minutes walk from Centraal...
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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After reading the numerous fantastic reviews on Tripadvisor, I made it a point to visit here for my Amsterdam trip.
The cafe was fantastic, a great place to relax & chill out, enjoying the scenic view of Amsterdam. It was a pity we couldn't seat outdoors due to the annoying pigeon that kept hopping around, unfazed by humans.
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Athens, Greece
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Exceptional design, cheap internet (1 euro per 1/2 hour) and printing and a great view of the city. The cafe/restorant on the last floor has free wifi access.
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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great place. it's a plasure stay into it. a place where you can lear and relax and beautiful to see and very very well organized
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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One if the nicest libraries I've ever seen. Each floor is dedicated to a different field, with the basement being a children's library, and one floor filled completely with DVDs and CDs. The food court 'La Place' on the top floor is reasonable, and the best thing is that they have a terrace which allows you amazing views of Amsterdam...
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Haifa, Israel
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When our laptop broke down, this was a great place to use cheap internet. Only a few euros per hour.
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Nuremberg, Germany
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The new Library has a special section for kids, with round shelves, colorful decoration, seating/reading spots and crawl space. There's also a café inside and a nice restaurant on the outside
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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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The Central Library is a fantastic building with a very modern architecture. In the seventh floor there is a nice self service restaurant (La Place) but where you can have a fantastic view from Amsterdam from its terrace. Try not to get the elevator, so you can see everything is each floor. The library has all the technological resources that...
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Santpoort, The Netherlands
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the central library is situated near central station . on the top floor you have a great view over Amsterdam. Great lunches, good prices!
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Chicago, Illinois
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My husband and I LOVE libraries and we have been to many great libraries, including New York City Public Library and Chicago Central Public Library. When we walked into this library, we were like, WOW!!! This is the best library we have ever visited! Every section is clearly marked, they have a great collection of books in English, the children...
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