Amsterdam

Xmas

The Parade of Sinterklaas, Who is Sinterklaas?

When Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands by a steamship it is time to the parade. The Sinterklaas parade are held in cities in the Netherlands on the first Saturday (or Sunday) after November 11th.
Museum

The Life of Dutch Painter Van Gogh

Van Gogh Museum has mthan 200 paintings, including Self-portrait and Sunflowers, and a letter to his brother are also on display. Works by Gauguin of the same period and Japanese ukiyo-e prints that Van Gogh liked are also on display.
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, a bathtub-shaped building

City Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam with a large roof, is a modern art museum with a collection of about 90,000 works of art.
Design

A miraculous and perfect sound hall, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam

With four excellent halls, the Concertgebouw, with its perfect sounds design, ranks among the top 3 in the world for the best concert halls for symphonies.
Museum

The history of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the largest in the Netherlands

It is now the largest museum in the Netherlands, but in the 85 years since the opening of the first national museum until the construction of the current Rijksmuseum, there was a past in which works of art moved around the country.
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from Amsterdam City Hall, to Palace, to Villa, to Royal Palace

The symbol of Dam Square of the Royal Palace was originally built as the city hall of Amsterdam in the 17th century.
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Nieuwe Kerk, the historic New Church on Dam Square in Amsterdam

Nieuwe Kerk is the Dutch royal church and it is a historic church built over 600 years ago, it is still called a new church. This is a museum where you can see various exhibitions.
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Oude Kerk, the oldest church in Amsterdam

The Oude Kerk is the oldest building church in Amsterdam. This area was a cemetery in the early 13th century. A wooden chapel was built for the safety of sailors in what was then a fishing village in Amsterdam.