Home North Holland Amsterdam Amsterdam is entirely built on long poles North HollandAmsterdamTraffic & Transportation Amsterdam is entirely built on long poles 25/01/2016 photo: AirPano Did you know that Amsterdam is entirely built on long poles hammered deep into the ground, otherwise the buildings would sink away in the muddy ground below? There are 8687 wooden poles to keep up Amsterdam’s central railway station. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Amsterdam Damrak: one of Europe’s busiest streets North Holland Jisp: an old whaling village Amsterdam Archaeological gold mine in the heart of Amsterdam