Attraction · Amsterdam · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Oost-Indisch Huis is an attraction in Amsterdam, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of 2:28, in English or Dutch. 33 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 240 m you find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Oost-Indisch Huis
2:28
You're standing on the Oude Hoogstraat, at number 24. See that gateway with the half columns? It belongs to the East India House, once the offices of the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC, the Dutch East India Company.
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