Live camera Amsterdam, Netherlands

AMSTERDAM, capital, cultural, commercial and financial center of the Netherlands. The historical core of the city is located at the confluence of the Amstel River into the Ei Bay. Watch camera online in Amsterdam Since its foundation in the 13th century. the configuration and development of the city were determined by its geographical location. The proximity to the main sea routes in the north and west of Europe and the convenient river and canal connections with the Rhineland and the Ruhr Basin have strengthened Amsterdam's role as an important center of trade and shipping. In the second half of the 17th century. it was the largest port in the world (now this function has passed to Rotterdam). It is connected to the North Sea by the Nordze Canal. Together with Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Haarlem, Amsterdam forms a conurbation of Randstad Holland - a ring of converging cities and towns and suburbs; it is the most populous area in Western Europe.