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It is the 6th most densely populated country in Europe and the 33rd most densely populated country in the world with a density of 424 per square kilometre (1,100/sq mi). Between 1900 and 1950, the country's population almost doubled from 5.1 to 10 million.
Amsterdam has a world-class symphony orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Their home is the Concertgebouw, which is across the Van Baerlestraat from the Museum Square. It is considered by critics to be a concert hall with some of the best acoustics in the world. The building contains three halls, Grote Zaal, Kleine Zaal, and Spiegelzaal.
Israel is evacuating citizens from Amsterdam following hit-and-run scooter attacks on Israeli fans in the city following a soccer game, which authorities have condemned as antisemitic. Five people ...
A video, geolocated by Sky News to the Amsterdam city centre after dark on 7 November, showed Israeli supporters pulling down another Palestinian flag from a building, accompanied by chants of "Olé, olé" and "fuck you". [72] A group of Maccabi fans were recorded walking through the city centre with belts in their hands, assaulting people.
Amsterdam is the latest European city to stage protests against overtourism following a campaign against its “unliveable” conditions on Saturday (21 December).. The demonstration by locals on ...
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday demanding immediate action against climate change, 10 days before the country holds a general election.
In the time of the horse tram (end 19th century), the Dam was the most important tram hub of Amsterdam. After 1900, this function moved to the Central Station, at the other end of the Damrak. Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, Amsterdam's main square became a "national" square well known to nearly everyone in the Netherlands.