The guide is taking you through the historic center of Amsterdam where you will hear fascinating anecdotes and facts about architecture and history. The Dutch Golden Age, the seventeenth century, is highlighted in which the world famous United East Indien Company , seen as the first multinational, took an important place in international trade. Art and commerce flourished. The Reformation, the change from Catholicism into Protestantism in 1578 , was an event with far-reaching consequences in Amsterdam . The walk comes across university buildings, such as the former United East Indien Company's home, authentic canal houses, the Old Church and other interesting places.