Keizersgracht 242

The tall house at Keizersgracht two hundred forty-two features a distinct, ornate gable topped by a carved neck design. This building is the Anne Frank House, where the teenager lived in hiding for over two years during the German occupation of Amsterdam. In nineteen forty-two, Otto Frank moved his family into a cramped, concealed space behind a swinging bookcase in the building's annex. They lived in total silence during the day, fearing discovery until their eventual arrest in nineteen forty-four.