Anne Frank's House, Amsterdam

I visited Anne Frank's House on a visit to Amsterdam last week. 6 of us went on the trip and the only thing that we all agreed we wanted to see was Anne Frank's House. I wanted to see it, as being a historian this was one of the most important sites in the city. Others had read the book or even just heard Anne mentioned in passing. The thing was that everyone knew something about the story of Anne, which is pretty remarkable in itself, that a small ...
...but here's a reminder. Anne was a Jew, living with her father, mother and sister in Amsterdam. She was born in 1929 in Germany. When the Nazi party came to power the Frank family decided that Germany was no longer safe and they moved to Amsterdam. They thought they were safe, until 1940 when the German army invaded the Netherlands. The Diary itself was begun before the family went into hiding. Anne received it for her 13th birthday in June 1942. ...

tartlette83 28.03.2006 · Read full review
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...that I should visit the Anne Frank House, partly because it ws raining heavily and it was obvious that it was time to do some indoor activities and partly because I had visited Auschwitz earlier in the year and am very interested in this period of history. Background ------------------ Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. In 1933, Otto Frank and his wife, Edith, decided to leave Germany with Anne and their older daughter, Margot, to make a ...
...The Museum -------------------- The Anne Frank House is situated in central Amsterdam on the Prinsengracht, just a stone's throw from the Westerkerk (west church). We walked there - it's only twenty minutes from the central station - but it can be reached by taking trams number 13 or 17. You enter through the recently built modern visitors centre and as you go in there is a leaflet available in eight languages which will give you extra information ...

fizzytom 27.01.2004 (23.02.2004) · Read full review
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...to visit was house where Anne Frank lived or Anne Frankhuis. This is easily found either by canal boat or on foot at Prinsengrancht 263. Entrance was 12 Guilders - whis is about £4.50 - not too bad. The building dates back to 1635 and it shows the rooms where the yound Jewish girl along with family and friends hid during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam from 1942 until 1944. I would advise that you get here early. We arrived on a Wednesday morning ...
...is sad to think that Anne and her sister Margot died in Bergen-Belsen in 1945 - one week before liberation by the allied forces. Her diary is her legacy, and was published by her father Otto Frank the only survivor. I would recommend a visit to this place - it is surrounded by an air of quiet contemplation and respect, everyone is lost in thought - trying hard to imagine the hardship of living in such a manner. To find out more information visit ...

purdy 29.06.2001 (19.07.2001) · Read full review
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The Anne Frank House, on the Prinsengracht, was the foremost in my mind, when I visited Amsterdam. The place I had wanted to visit for over thirty years. Ever since I had first read "The Diary of Anne Frank". It is hard to imagine this quiet canalside street, echoing with the clatter of jackboots on the cobblestones, and the harsh, guttural commands as Dutch Jews were herded from their homes and onto trucks bound for who knew where? The tree-lined ...
...And then to remember that Anne was one person of millions. Not just Jews, but Romany gypsies, the mentally ill, and any other deemed undesirable in that awful time. Had she lived, how great might her talent have become? And, taking hers as the story of just one, how can we ever begin to imagine the immense talents in all walks of life, that were lost forever during this period? The Anne Frank House now owns the building next door, which was being ...

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...the house behind - what Anne Frank had planned to call her book she was in the process of writing when her life was cruelly cut short. Anne Frank was a Jew who kept a diary during war town Amsterdam. She was in hiding with her family, another family, and a dentist friend on the Princengract , the same building that was used for her father's jam making company. Today the house she hid in is a museum, a timely reminder of what happened to millions ...
...video of people close to Anne talking about her and her family. There are also signs on the walls, adverts for Anne's father's company and other memorabilia. Upon reaching the staircase, I finally understood why she mentioned in the diary that a cloth was nailed to the door. Up a flight of incredibly steep stairs, and you're into the house itself... I would like to describe in detail what the house was like, but I can't. It was small and cramped, ...

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The Anne Frank House is well worth the visit if you are ever in Amsterdam. The house is Prinsengracht 263, and is easy to find as Amsterdam is very compact. Many of the boats touring Amsterdam's canals also stop off at the museum. Once inside the house you are shown a short video describing the anti-Jewish persecution of the Second World War, which led Anne, her family and four others to hide in the annexe of this remarkable building. Anne's father, ...
...stars on the wall in Anne Frank's room that she used to give it some character. Once you leave the annexe you can see Anne's original diary and an exhibition looking at the histroy of anti-Semitism. There is also a well-stocked museum shop. More than 500,000 people visit the Anne Frank House yearly, so it is often very busy with long queues to get in. My advice is to arrive early - the museum opens at 9am Monday-Saturday and 10am on Sundays. When ...

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...You can stroll to the Anne Frank House from Centraal Station, Amsterdam's main train station, is 20 minutes away. You can also get the tram (streetcar) number 13 or 17 also & buses number 21, 170, 171, or 172 which all go to the tram/bus stop called Westermarkt, situated about a block (300 feet) from the museum's foyer. If you’re driving, use the highway (A10) & take the exit marked Centrum (S105). There are numerous floors to this canal house, The ...
...still remain, Due to space, Anne had to share her room with Mr Fritz Pfeffer (Albert Dussel). A good section of the diary was printed by Anne at the small table in this room which they argued over. You have to wait awhile to enter the house, but its well worth the wait. The place opens at 9AM to 7PM from April 1st to September 1st : 9AM to 9PM. On January 1st: 12PM to 7PM. May 4th : 9AM to 7PM On December 16th (only in 20040: 9AM to 5PM On December ...

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...visited places in Amsterdam is Anne Frank’s House and is about a ten minute walk from Dam Square. When you get there, the odds are likely that there will be a long queue. Be patient as the wait is well worth it. The way the house is laid out is very simple and as you walk around the house you start to become aware of the difficulties of eight people going into hiding. There are video screens periodically through the house which have interviews and ...
...a feeling of sadness and regret but also one of hope. If there is one thing you do in Amsterdam, make sure that it is a visit to Anne Frank’s House. Further details of opening times, admission fees etc can be found at : http://www.annefrank.nl/ ...

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A must-see in Amsterdam. It was very moving, and sobering to understand what the families in hiding went through before meeting their terrible fates. The museum is well planned, and you walk through from room to room, sometimes up very steep steps, so this might not be suitable for the very elderly or disabled. We spent around 45 minutes there, and did not rush, but walked slowly through each room, reading the various displays and bits of information. ...
...queue when we arrived at 9.45am was already long, and by the time we left it was considerably longer still, wrapping round the building. The best tip we can give is to book your tickets on the official web site. You have to choose your specific day and time (within hourly time slots), but with a bit of forward thinking this should not be a problem. By booking your tickets in advance, you skip past the whole queue, and enter straight in via a separate ...

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