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Museum Van Loon Keizersgracht 672, Amsterdam, 1017 ET | ![]() |
The history of this magnificent patrician house, one of a matched pair dating from 1672, is a long saga of ne'er-do-well spouses and ailing orphans, of misguided inheritances and successive bankruptcies. Its first occupa... more
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Holland Flowers Festival Centrale Markt 5, Zwaagdijk-Oost, 1681 NT | ![]() |
Amsterdam is equally famous for the relaxed attitude towards marijuana as it is for tulips, canals and Van Gogh; and the Cannabis Cup is a celebration of the narcotic that attracts many high-minded tourists who want to o... more
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Koninklijk Paleis Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 147, Amsterdam, 1012 RJ | ![]() |
The entire building was constructed of white stone, though the weathering of the centuries has left none of it visible. On 20 July 1655, the burgomasters and the magistrates opened the first section. The Royal Palace is ... more
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Haarlemmerpoort Haarlemmerplein 50, Amsterdam, 1013 KH | ![]() |
is the only gate left of old Amsterdam. These old gates used to surround the city. Others built included:
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Centraal Station Stationsplein, Amsterdam, 1012 AB | ![]() |
Now, I mentioned the Alteration before, but now I want to explain first a little before telling about the saint Nicolas church. The Dutch independence-war, known locally as the 80-years war, started out as (among other t... more
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Amsterdam Winter Event Olympisch Stadion 2, Amsterdam, 1076 DE | ![]() |
Held every year since 2001 when Amsterdam's 1928 Olympic Stadium was resurrected from years of neglect, this celebration of winter offers what is surely the finest tobogganing to be had in flatland. Providing they surviv... more
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Westerkerk Prinsengracht 281, Amsterdam, 1016 GW | ![]() |
The tour to the tower involves about 15 minutes of climbing incredibly small and narrow staircases (with some more like ladders), stopping on certain levels to see the bell-ringing equipment and the bells themselves. Thi... more
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Theatermuseum Herengracht 168, Amsterdam, 1016 BP | ![]() |
The Netherlands Theater Institute occupies a group of adjoining 17th-century canal houses, two of which house this imaginative museum. No. 168, known as Het Witte Huis (the White House) for its whitish-gray, neoclassical... more
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Westergasfabriek Haarlemmerweg 8, Amsterdam, 1014 BE | ![]() |
A new structure put over the area respects the monumental buildings and places them into a new context. The area becomes a unity where the transition from city to nature, from politics to art, from old to new can be expe... more
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Amsterdam Historical Museum Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 357, Amsterdam, 1012 RC | ![]() |
This is a quite interesting museum especially now that the Rijksmuseum shows only one fifth of its collections. The Historic Museum combines history and arts over 3 periods in 24 rooms of the former Civic Orphanage: Peri... more
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