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Leiden (/ ˈ l aɪ d ən / LY-dən; [6] Dutch: [ˈlɛidə(n)] ⓘ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), [7] but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 ...
His ambition to become Leiden's most famous printer was fulfilled in 1715 with his appointment to head printer for the city and its university. One of Pieter van der Aa's largest compilations relates to the history of Italy and Sicily , an area of immense personal interest.
1581 - Academy Building, Leiden in use. 1587 - Hortus Botanicus Leiden (garden) founded. [9] 1594 Leiden anatomical theatre established. Turkish tulips planted in the Hortus Botanicus. [10] 1598 - Leiden Town Hall built. [11] 1600 - Latin School, Leiden built. [1] 1606 - 15 July: Birth of Rembrandt van Rijn. 1612 - Stads Timmerhuis built. [1]
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The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (English: National Museum of Antiquities) is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology.
Greece Reinvented: Transformations of Byzantine Hellenism in Renaissance Italy.Leiden, 2015. ISBN 978-90-04-29755-5. With Bettina Reitz-Joosse (ed.), The Codex Fori Mussolini: A Latin Text of Italian Fascism.
Lammenschans refers to a former fort located in Leiden along the Vliet. In October 2020 remains of the fort were found near a modern bridge called Lammebrug, about half a kilometre more southerly than earlier assumed (52.1404°N, 4.4878°E). [ 1 ]
Leiden University (abbreviated as LEI; [8] [9] Dutch: Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. It was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 [ 10 ] by William, Prince of Orange as the first university in the Netherlands.