The Oudezijds Achterburgwal, often abbreviated to OZ Achterburgwal, is a street and canal in De Wallen, the red light district in the center of Amsterdam.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal by night
The houses to the east of the Oudezijds Kolk on the Zeedijk have their rear walls directly on the water of the Oudezijds Achterburgwal.
Walloon Church
Swans on the canal
De Wallen is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam. It consists of a network of alleys containing approximately 300 one-room cabins rented by prostitutes who offer their sexual services from behind a window or glass door, typically illuminated with red lights and blacklight. Window prostitution is the most visible and typical kind of red-light district sex work in Amsterdam.
Crowds walking past window prostitution and other sex businesses along the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in De Wallen
Sex worker at a door