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Satellite photo of Amsterdam, 2020 Topographic map of Amsterdam Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers, as of April 2017. Amsterdam is located in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, the capital of which is not Amsterdam, but rather Haarlem.
Emblem of the International Committee of the Blue Shield that uses the protection logo of the Hague Convention of 1954. The Top 100 Dutch heritage sites is a list of rijksmonuments in the Netherlands, established in 1990 by the Department for Conservation (Monumentenzorg, today the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed).
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.
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Images of Jews and Judaism in the Netherlands (2 C) M. Maps of the Netherlands (1 C, 3 P) P. PD Netherlands (2 C) Political posters of the Netherlands (8 F)
#29 Oudezijds Kolk, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands, Ca. 1901 Image credits: Photoglob Zürich #30 View From The Hotel Fasano, Fasano, Lago Di Garda, Italy, Ca. 1895
Numerous tourists view Amsterdam from canal boat tours (2015) Much of the Amsterdam canal system is the successful outcome of city planning.In the early part of the 17th century, with immigration rising, a comprehensive plan was put together, calling for four main, concentric half-circles of canals with their ends resting on the IJ Bay.