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'''Amsterdam''' is the capital city of The [[Netherlands]],(North-Holland), although the seat of government is located in [[The Hague]]. Amsterdam is a historic trading center, established on a [[dam]] of artificially raised ground at the mouth of the Amstel river. | '''Amsterdam''' is the capital city of The [[Netherlands]],(North-Holland), although the seat of government is located in [[The Hague]]. Amsterdam is a historic trading center, established on a [[dam]] of artificially raised ground at the mouth of the Amstel river. | ||
| − | It achieved huge prosperity on the back of Dutch independence from Spanish rule, achieved during decades of struggle in the 16th and 17th centuries, when the centre of economic activity which was situated in Flanders which was still under Spanish rule, moved north and following the growth of the Dutch mercantile empire during the'[[Golden Age]]'. It has a wealth of cultural treasures, most notably the works of art, including many by [[Rembrandt]], [[Jan Vermeer|Vermeer]], etc in the Rijksmuseum, and for its charming domestic architecture - long rows of 17th and 18th century houses along the concentric rings of canals that surround the city's heart. A more sombre monument is the Anne Frank House, where the German-Jewish Frank family hid from the [[German occupation]] forces during World War II, and made famous by [[Anne Frank]]'s Diary. Some visitors are more attracted by the notorious Zeedijk [[Red Light District]] where [[prostitution]] is legal, and the "coffee shops" | + | It achieved huge prosperity on the back of Dutch independence from Spanish rule, achieved during decades of struggle in the 16th and 17th centuries, when the centre of economic activity which was situated in Flanders which was still under Spanish rule, moved north and following the growth of the Dutch mercantile empire during the'[[Golden Age]]'. It has a wealth of cultural treasures, most notably the works of art, including many by [[Rembrandt]], [[Jan Vermeer|Vermeer]], etc in the Rijksmuseum, and for its charming domestic architecture - long rows of 17th and 18th century houses along the concentric rings of canals that surround the city's heart. A more sombre monument is the Anne Frank House, where the German-Jewish Frank family hid from the [[German occupation]] forces during World War II, and made famous by [[Anne Frank]]'s Diary. Some visitors are more attracted by the notorious Zeedijk [[Red Light District]] where [[prostitution]] is legal, and the "coffee shops" which sell [[marijuana]]. |
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Revision as of 01:05, August 17, 2007
Amsterdam is the capital city of The Netherlands,(North-Holland), although the seat of government is located in The Hague. Amsterdam is a historic trading center, established on a dam of artificially raised ground at the mouth of the Amstel river.
It achieved huge prosperity on the back of Dutch independence from Spanish rule, achieved during decades of struggle in the 16th and 17th centuries, when the centre of economic activity which was situated in Flanders which was still under Spanish rule, moved north and following the growth of the Dutch mercantile empire during the'Golden Age'. It has a wealth of cultural treasures, most notably the works of art, including many by Rembrandt, Vermeer, etc in the Rijksmuseum, and for its charming domestic architecture - long rows of 17th and 18th century houses along the concentric rings of canals that surround the city's heart. A more sombre monument is the Anne Frank House, where the German-Jewish Frank family hid from the German occupation forces during World War II, and made famous by Anne Frank's Diary. Some visitors are more attracted by the notorious Zeedijk Red Light District where prostitution is legal, and the "coffee shops" which sell marijuana.
