🔒 Rasphuis

Netherlands · Europe · 52.37°N, 4.89°E

The Rasphuis was a "tuchthuis" or prison in Amsterdam that was established in 1596 in the former Convent of the Poor Clares on the Heiligeweg. In 1815 it was closed, and in 1892 the building was demolished to make way for a swimming pool. On the site today is the Kalvertoren shopping centre.

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Quick facts

Country	Netherlands
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	52.37°N, 4.89°E · view on map

Rasphuis is located in Netherlands, in Europe.

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