The walls of Amsterdam (Dutch: Vestingwerken van Amsterdam) were built in the Middle Ages to protect the city against attack. The Medieval walls were replaced...
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15th-century building on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam. It was originally a city gate and part of the walls of Amsterdam. Later it served as a guildhall, museum...
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New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam, pronounced [ˌniu.ɑmstərˈdɑm]) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan...
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Montelbaanstoren (category 16th century in Amsterdam)
on bank of the Oudeschans – a canal in Amsterdam. The original tower was built in 1516 as part of the Walls of Amsterdam for the purpose of defending...
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names monument will consist of four walls made of red brick — a common material in Amsterdam houses — shaped into the form of the Hebrew word "Lizkor,"...
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder (redirect from Of Pieter Brueghel the Elder)
his death in 1603. A giveaway was that two drawings including the walls of Amsterdam were dated 1563 but included elements only built in the 1590s. This...
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church was called St. Nicholas inside the Walls, i.e. inside the Amsterdam City wall, the oldest part of the Amsterdam defence works. The architect Adrianus...
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Walls of Amsterdam Watergraafsmeer Waterwijk (Amsterdam) Weesp Weesperkarspel Weesperzijde (Amsterdam) Wertheimpark Westelijke...
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in 1812. This mill is the last of 26 corn mills on the bastions of the 17th century walls of Amsterdam. The location of the mills was at that time very...
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Rijksmuseum (redirect from Rijksmuseum Of Amsterdam)
museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam...
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surnames of the following 46 composers are displayed on the balcony ledges and on the walls: History of Amsterdam List of concert halls List of tourist...
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The Amsterdam Metro (Dutch: Amsterdamse metro) is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding municipalities...
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De Wallen (redirect from Red Light District, Amsterdam)
ˈʋɑlə(n)]) is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam. It consists of a network of alleys containing approximately 300 one-room cabins rented...
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as Het Cingel ("the Belt") when it was part of New Amsterdam during the 17th century. An actual city wall existed on the street from 1653 to 1699, and...
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Schreierstoren (redirect from Tower of tears)
incorrectly translated as: Weeper's Tower or Tower of Tears), originally part of the medieval city wall of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was built in the 15th century...
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star-shaped fort, Fort Amsterdam had four sides with a bastion at each corner to better protect the walls. The original plan was to face the wall with stone, but...
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Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) is a Dutch conservatoire of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdam University of the Arts...
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Amsterdam, Ghana Fort Amsterdam in Ghana Fort Amsterdam in Ghana Front view of Fort Amsterdam Fort Amsterdam in Ghana Fort Amsterdam Fort Amsterdam Sunset...
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The New Amsterdam Theatre is a Broadway theater at 214 West 42nd Street, at the southern end of Times Square, in the Theater District of Manhattan in New...
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Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ricky - Stop Knocking The Walls Down DVD. YouTube. "Amsterdam Website". Archived from the original on 19 December 2007...
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The Amsterdam Museum, known until 2010 as the Amsterdam Historical Museum, is an Amsterdam-based museum dedicated to the city's past and present. Due to...
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Amsterdam Castle, also known as the Amsterdam Armory, located at 49 Florida Avenue at the intersection with Dewitt Street in Amsterdam, Montgomery County...
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Amsterdam, ca.1890s Labor unrest, 1966 History of Amsterdam List of mayors of Amsterdam List of rijksmonuments in Amsterdam [nl] Walls of Amsterdam Expansion...
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Bank of Amsterdam or Wisselbank (Dutch: Amsterdamsche Wisselbank, lit. 'Exchange Bank of Amsterdam') was an early bank, vouched for by the city of Amsterdam...
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make the first aided ascent of the face in 1970. The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on November 18, 2017. On the...
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The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːdələk myˈzeːjʏm ˌɑmstərˈdɑm]; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk...
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The Sint Anthonisgasthuis was a proveniers' house outside the city walls of Amsterdam, where since around 1490 onwards lepers were cared for and it was...
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Amsterdam-Zuid (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑmˈzœyt]; Amsterdam South) is a borough (stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The borough was formed in...
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“Post-Demographic Machines”. In Annet Dekker and Annette Wolfsberger (eds.), Walled Garden. Amsterdam: Virtual Platform, 29-39. Digital Methods Initiative on Post-demographics...
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Haarlem (redirect from History of Haarlem)
at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Haarlem...
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