What is now the Jordaan area Amsterdam was in the seventeenth century the place of housing for workers who built the mansions on the canals.
It looks like a miniature version of the canal belt, but smaller houses with narrower canals and bridges.
This gives this district an intimate and small-scale atmosphere.
Best to discover by walking that takes you past cozy markets, authentic cafes, hidden courtyards, the many modern art galleries, the famous Westerkerk and Noorderkerk.
The Jordaan is a former working-class neighborhood. Nowadays the Jordaan is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Amsterdam, but this was very different in the last century.

https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/about-amsterdam/amsterdam-neighbourhoods/centre/jordaan