Oudemanhuispoort

Oudemanhuispoort is a seventeenth-century building complex in Amsterdam, arranged around a courtyard and crossed by a covered passage. The eastern gate connects Oudezijds Achterburgwal with Kloveniersburgwal, while Doric details and monumental façades reveal its architectural history.

Built around 1601 as an almshouse, the complex housed forty-five elderly residents and fifty-five other people by 1604. Eighteen shop cabinets appeared in 1757, and traders sold gold, silver, books, and other goods there. From 1880, the University of Amsterdam used the buildings, which now house the Faculty of Humanities and Department of Philosophy.

A daily second-hand book market still lines the passage with books, prints, sheet music, and posters. A large door halfway along the walkway leads into the university courtyard, where a bust of Minerva has stood since 1881.

City: Amsterdam
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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