Dam Square or the Dam (Dutch pronunciation: [dɑm]) is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings...
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Amsterdam (/ˈæmstərdæm/ AM-stər-dam, UK also /ˌæmstərˈdæm/ AM-stər-DAM, Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ; literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital...
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The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam or Paleis op de Dam) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which...
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The National Monument on Dam Square (Dutch: Nationaal Monument op de Dam) is a 1956 cenotaph in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A national Remembrance of the Dead...
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The 1945 shooting on Dam square took place during the liberation of Amsterdam on 7 May 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe. German soldiers...
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nobility von and English House of, while Dam derives its name from the dam in Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city. In some cases, especially...
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Tussauds Amsterdam is a wax museum situated in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the city on Dam Square, near...
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Tiësto (redirect from Live at Innercity: Amsterdam RAI)
On 6 January 2005, Tiësto performed in an outdoor fundraiser in De Dam, Amsterdam. The free event involved Dutch artists such as Tiësto, Dinand Woesthoff...
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The word dam can be traced back to Middle English, and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
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The oldest document referring to the settlement of "Aemstelredamme" (Amsterdam) 'dam in the river Amstel' comes from a document dated 27 October 1275 CE...
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Johannes van Dam (Amsterdam 9 October 1946 - Amsterdam 18 September 2013) was a Dutch journalist and the country's best-known writer on food.[citation...
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The flag of Amsterdam is the official flag for Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The current design of the flag depicts three Saint Andrew's Crosses...
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Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam, colloquially known as Kras, is a five-star luxury hotel located on Dam Square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded...
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(Dutch: [ˈniu.ə ˈkɛr(ə)k], New Church) is a 15th-century church in Amsterdam located on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Formerly a Dutch Reformed Church...
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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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com/English/Amsterdam/Keizersgracht Archived 4 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine "Noordermarkt – Best Saturday Market – That Dam Guide". That Dam Guide....
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Prostitution in the Netherlands (redirect from Prostitution in Amsterdam)
Dutch prostitution 1998–1999) Nghiệp đoàn mại dâm Amsterdam chống giảm giờ làm ăn, in Vietnamese (Amsterdam sex workers union against reduced business hours)...
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Euronext Amsterdam is a stock exchange based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (Dutch: Amsterdamse effectenbeurs)...
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chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. Swissotel Amsterdam is located near Dam Square, in the heart of Amsterdam's historic city centre. The hotel was partly...
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De Wallen (redirect from Red Light District, Amsterdam)
pronunciation: [də 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...
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The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established...
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View of the Dam and Damrak at Amsterdam is the name of three similar 17th-century oil on canvas paintings by the Dutch Golden Age painter Jacob van Ruisdael...
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eighty squares or pleins in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This is a list of the most notable ones. Dam Square, also known as the Dam it is the main town square...
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Damrak (category Buildings and structures in Amsterdam)
partially filled in canal at the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, running between Amsterdam Centraal in the north and Dam Square in the south. It is the main...
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is a 10-mile race from Amsterdam to Zaandam. The race was an IAAF Road Race Silver Label Event from 2013 until 2019. The Dam tot Damloop was first held...
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Walewijn van der Veen (1617-1669), merchant, attorney and New Amsterdam notary Nieuwendijk at the Dam Square end Nieuwendijk 113, a rijksmonument dating to 1635...
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at Dam Square. Labyrinth of Lost Amsterdam: A disorientating and eerie mirror maze themed around the winding, disorientating streets of Amsterdam. The...
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named after Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The City of Amsterdam is surrounded on the northern, eastern and western sides by the town of Amsterdam. The city...
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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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View of the Dam and Damrak at Amsterdam is a 17th-century oil on canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Jacob van Ruisdael. It is in the collection...
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