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Royal Palace of Amsterdam Amsterdam, one of Europe's capitals, has many attractions for visitors. The city's most famous sight is the 17th-century canals of Amsterdam (in Dutch: grachtengordel), located in the heart of Amsterdam, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Museums Main article: List of museums in Amsterdam Nemo museum in Amsterdam The Rijksmuseum is the national museum ...
The central section of the Magere Brug is a bascule bridge made of white-painted wood. The present bridge was built in 1934. The first bridge at this site was built in 1691 as Kerkstraatbrug and had 13 arches. Because this bridge was very narrow, the locals called it magere brug, which literally means "skinny bridge". In 1871 the state of the ...
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.
Since launching in 1994, the Eurostar has carried over 200 million passengers across the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.. The famed train service whizzes travellers across the ...
We’re ready for a whole new set of explorations in 2025 with picks for 25 top places to visit. Take cues from the worst-behaved travelers of 2024 for what not to do in the year ahead.
nl:Lijst van spoorbruggen in Nederland (in Dutch) - List of railway bridges in the Netherlands; Lijst van bruggen in Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Noord, Arnhem, Delft (centrum), Den Haag, Groningen (stad), Harlingen, Heerenveen, Hoorn, Leeuwarden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Sneek (in Dutch) - List of bridges by city.
Damrak seen from the Dam. Right is the Bijenkorf and the tower of the Beurs van Berlage. The Damrak is an avenue and partially filled in canal at the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, running between Amsterdam Centraal in the north and Dam Square in the south.
The bridge owes its name to a wooden "blue bridge" that was there from around 1600 but no longer exists and which was painted the characteristic blue of the Dutch flag. It kept the name after 1883 when it was replaced by the spans of a new bridge which is inspired by the architecture of several of the bridges over the Seine in Paris such as ...