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  2. Amsterdam metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (Dutch: Metropoolregio Amsterdam) is the city region around the city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam, the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, as well as 36 further municipalities within the two ...

  3. Flag of Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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    Cover of the 1928 Summer Olympics day program The flag of Amsterdam presented in the 1970s by Dutch artist Phil Bloom with the inscription "cool city, crazy city".. The flag was officially adopted on 5 February 1975 [3] although it was already in use before this date, seen for example on the cover of the day programme of the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam.

  4. Government of Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Amsterdam consists of several territorial and functional forms of local and regional government. The principal form of government is the municipality of Amsterdam , Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns.

  5. Singelgracht - Wikipedia

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    The Singelgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪŋəlˌɣrɑxt]) is a semi-circular waterway that borders the entire city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands.The canal runs along the Nassaukade [], Stadhouderskade [] and Mauritskade [] streets.

  6. Omval - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, the Amsterdam municipal council approved plans to build three skyscrapers in the Omval district, to be named after Dutch painters. [5] The first building to be completed was the Rembrandt Tower (1995), modelled after the Empire State Building in New York City, which became the tallest building in the city. With its 135 meters, it has ...

  7. Groene Hart - Wikipedia

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    The Groene Hart (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣrunə ˈɦɑrt]; "Green Heart") is a relatively thinly populated area of the Netherlands covering much of the middle portion of the Randstad megalopolis. The major Dutch cities of Rotterdam , The Hague , Leiden , Haarlem , Amsterdam , and Utrecht surround this area.

  8. Amsterdam-Centrum - Wikipedia

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    Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough. The borough is 8.04 km 2 and covers the UNESCO-listed Amsterdam canal belt.

  9. Indische Buurt - Wikipedia

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    Indische Buurt was relatively isolated from the rest of the city by its position behind the railway line that runs through the area, and connects Amsterdam Centraal with Utrecht, until 1939 when Muiderpoort Station was built. One of the last bath houses in Amsterdam was built on Javaplein in 1942, which functioned until 1982. [3]