Skift Take

Moving the window brothels out of the Red Light District would be a big step in discouraging party behavior in Amsterdam.

Dawit Habtemariam

Amsterdam city officials are trying to push tourists away from the city center's Red Light District.

In a letter this week to the city council, Mayor Femke Halsema proposed opening a multi-story complex called an “Erotic Centre” in Europaboulevard outside the city center. The new complex would have 100 brothels and 100 would close in the Red Light District. About 100 window brothels would remain in their current location.

"The total number of permits workplaces in Amsterdam should remain the same," wrote Halsema. "This will result in the closure of work