The Amsterdamse Poort is a

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in the

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of Zuidoost. It opened in 1987. This shopping centre is the largest in Amsterdam. It is located near the

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (; abbreviation: Asb), previously named Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of '' stadsdeel'' (borough) Amsterdam-Zuidoost in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station has fiv ...

and the ArenA Boulevard (

Amsterdam ArenA The Johan Cruyff Arena ( nl, Johan Cruijff Arena ; officially stylised as Johan Cruijff ArenA) is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam and the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 ...

Heineken Music Hall AFAS Live (formerly known as the Heineken Music Hall) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Johan Cruyff Arena. The big hall, named "Black Box" has a capacity of 6,000 and is 3000 m2; a smaller hall for after parties (Beat Box) ha ...

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ArenA), adjacent to the

Bijlmermeer The Bijlmermeer (), or colloquially Bijlmer (), is one of the neighbourhoods that form the Amsterdam-Zuidoost borough (Dutch: ''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands. To many people, the Bijlmer designation is used to refer to Amsterdam Zuidoost ...

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, noted for its multicultural population.Ulf Hannerz, "Amsterdam: Windows on the world" in In the shopping centre there is a location for the Tickets & Service room for the railway station. There are also 225 shops. The public spaces on the Amsterdamse Poort were designed by the Dutch landscape architects Karres en Brands."November 2007:ArenA Poort"
''Plan Amsterdam'' magazine.

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* Buildings and structures in Amsterdam Tourist attractions in Amsterdam Amsterdam-Zuidoost Shopping malls in the Netherlands Shopping malls established in 1987 {{mall-stub