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Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam, circa 1686 CE. Below is a list of Delft Blue houses that KLM has presented to all of its World Business Class passengers since the 1950s. [ 1] Until 1994 the houses were issued irregularly. Since 1994, a new house has been presented each year on October 7, the anniversary of KLM's founding in 1919.
List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium. Location of World Heritage Sites within Belgium. Red dots are cultural sites, the green dot is a natural site. Grand-Place, Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta, and the Stoclet House are all in Brussels. Black dots indicate the Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (4 sites).
The Rembrandt House Museum ( Dutch: Museum Het Rembrandthuis) is a museum located in a former house in the Jodenbreestraat, in the center of Amsterdam. Between 1639 and 1658, the house was occupied by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, who also had his studio and art dealership there. The house was built around 1606 and was renovated around ...
Private house of the merchant Jan De Vos, rebuilt around 1697 after a drawing by Guillaume de Bruyn who restored the Italianate-Flemish style. The altered facade was completely rebuilt in 1896–1899 by Adolphe Samyn according to old images. 24–25 La Chaloupe d'Or (Dutch: Den Gulden Boot; "The Golden Boat") House of the Corporation of Tailors
The canals are lined with modern interpretations of classic Amsterdam canal houses, which were designed by 19 young Dutch architects. Each house is 4.5 meters wide and 4 or 5 stories tall, but the designs are totally unique and are often featured in Amsterdam travel guides despite being off the beaten path of most tourists.
Anne Frank House. / 52.37525; 4.88432. The Anne Frank House ( Dutch: Anne Frank Huis) is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands. During World War II, when the Netherlands ...
Annual appreciation was 3.2% in June and monthly growth decelerated to 0.6%, the slowest June price appreciation since 2011. While still below pre-pandemic levels, home inventory is piling up ...
The defence line of Amsterdam was built between 1883 and 1920. The fortification is based on the principle of controlling the waters around a city. It contains a network of 45 armed forts and can temporarily flood polders extending 135 kilometres (84 mi) around Amsterdam. The site was originally listed as the Defence Line of Amsterdam in 1996.