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National Monument, Amsterdam

January31

National Monument is located at the Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam. This white stone obelisk is built by architect Oud and Raedecker in 1956 to memorialize the victims of World War II. This monument was discovered by Queen Juliana of Orange on May 4, 1956 and it was decorated with Dutch carvings and [...]

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

January30

Rijksmuseum is the largest museum of art and history in the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 1800 (location : The Hague) to exhibit the Dutch art collections. Then, it was moved to Amsterdam on the order of King Louis Napoleon- brother of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808. The gothic elements on the building [...]

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Royal Palace, The Netherlands

January30

Royal palace (Koninklijk Paleis) is located on the west side of Dam Square. The building was built by Jacob van Campen in 1648 as the Town Hall for the city of Amsterdam. It was built over than 10,000 piles and the whole building was covered with yellowish sandstone from Bentheim, Germany and marble for the [...]

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Amsterdam…Bicycle Friendly city

January30

Amsterdam is the capital of Netherlands. It is the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world. Most of the streets have bike paths. Amstelredam in Dutch is “Dam in the Amstel” is founded by Frisian fishermen. Later is known as Amsterdam but also called “Randstad” (Ring City), is lies on the banks of the Amstel River [...]

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