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Red Light District
De Wallen, known locally as De Wallen or de Wallen (nl) and commonly called the Red Light District, is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam. It forms a network of narrow alleys containing about 300 one-room cabins where prostitutes offer their services from behind illuminated windows or glass doors. Window prostitution is the area’s most visible, characteristic feature, with red and black lights that give the district its name. The district is part of the Rosse Buurt, along with Singelgebied and Ruysdaelkade, and is historically the oldest and largest of Amsterdam’s red-light areas, attracting millions of visitors each year. Historically, the area grew around the harbor at the Damrak and Dam Square, where routes from the river Amstel merged near a bridge first built in 1270; its walled canals helped shape the district’s silhouette and nickname. …
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