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| Rijksmuseum Amsterdam The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam or Rijksmuseum () is a Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art. Rijksmuseum_Amsterdam
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| Amsterdam Talk:Amsterdam
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| Fire hose A fire hose is a high-pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it is attached either to a fire engine or a fire hydrant. Indoors, it can be permanently attached to a building's standpipe or plumbing system. Fire_hose
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| List of digital library projects This is a list of projects related to digital libraries. List_of_digital_library_projects
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| Bicycle-friendly "Bicycle-friendly" describes policies and practices which may help some people feel more comfortable about traveling by bicycle with other traffic. The level of bicycle-friendliness of an environment can be influenced my many factors resulting from town planning and cycling infrastructure decisions. Bicycle-friendly
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| De Wallen De Wallen is the largest and best-known red-light district in Amsterdam and a major tourist attraction. It is located in the heart of the oldest part of Amsterdam, covering several blocks south of the church Oude Kerk and crossed by several canals. prostitutes (and some ladyboys) who offer their services from behind a window or glass door, typically illuminated with red lights. De_Wallen
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| Westerkerk The Westerkerk ("western church") is a Protestant church in Amsterdam, built in 1620-1631 after a design by Hendrick de Keyser. The church is right next to Amsterdam's Jordaan district, at the bank of the Prinsengracht canal.The spire is the highest church tower in Amsterdam, at 85 meters (279 feet). The crown topping the spire is the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I. The church bells were made by the brothers Hemony. Westerkerk
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| Utility cycling Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as cycle touring, or sport such as cycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. It is the most common type of cycling in the world. In the Chinese city of Beijing alone, there are an estimated four million bicycles in use (it has been estimated that in the early-1980s there were approximately 500 million cyclists in China). Utility_cycling
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| Holland Land Company The Holland Land Company was a purchaser of the western two-thirds of the western New York land tract known as the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. This tract was known thereafter as The Holland Purchase. The Holland Land Company was an unincorporated syndicate of thirteen Dutch investors in Amsterdam, who placed funds in the hands of certain trustees in America for the purpose of investing in land in central and western New York State and western Pennsylvania. Holland_Land_Company
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| Saskia van Uylenburgh Saskia van Uylenburgh (August 2, 1612 - June 14, 1642) was the daughter of a Frisian mayor and became the wife of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, the son of a well-to-do miller from Leiden. She was his model for some of the great artist's paintings and drawings. Saskia_van_Uylenburgh
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| Eighth Wonder of the World Eighth Wonder of the World is a term sometimes used to describe things in comparison to the Seven Wonders of the World, the widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity. Eighth_Wonder_of_the_World
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| Amsterdam Metro The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed rapid transit and light rail system in Amsterdam, and its surrounding municipalities Amstelveen, Diemen, and Ouder-Amstel in the Netherlands. The network is owned by the city of Amsterdam and operated by the Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf, the company that also operates trams, ferries and local busses.There are four lines in the metro system. Amsterdam_Metro
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| Royal Palace (Amsterdam) The Royal Palace in Amsterdam ( or ) is one of four palaces in the Netherlands which is at the disposal of Queen Beatrix by Act of Parliament. The palace was built as city hall during the Dutch Golden Age in the seventeenth century. The building became the royal palace of king Louis Napoleon and later of the Dutch Royal House. It is situated in the west side of Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam, opposite the War Memorial and next to the Nieuwe Kerk. Royal_Palace_(Amsterdam)
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| Willem Willink Wilhelm Willink (sometimes Willem, Wilheim or Wilhem) (1750 Holland Land Company, and the Louisiana Purchase. Wilhelm Willink had a summer estate on the Spaarne River, neighboring the estate villa Welgelegen of his associate Henry Hope. In the 18th century it became fashionable for Dutch businessmen to invest in the young United States, and many were talked into investing in land there after John Adams signed the trade treaty with the Netherlands in 1782. Willem_Willink
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| Dam Palace Talk:Dam_Palace
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| Jacob van Campen Jacob van Campen (February 2 1596, Haarlem - September 13 1657, Amersfoort) was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age. Jacob_van_Campen
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| Segregated cycle facilities Segregated cycle facilities are roads, tracks, paths or marked lanes designated for use by cyclists from which motorised traffic is generally excluded.Cycle facilities have been the subject of debate from both engineering and ideological perspectives since the 1930s. This debate includes the use of the terms "facility" and "segregated facility". Segregated_cycle_facilities
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| Government of Amsterdam Government of Amsterdam is the government of the municipality and city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Most of the inhabitants live in the city of Amsterdam, but the municipality also covers a number of small villages, and other parts of the local government, such as the Waterschap or the bridge management, cover an even larger area.The administrative district borders Diemen, Weesp, Abcoude, Ouder-Amstel and Amstelveen in the south, Haarlemmermeer and Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude in the west, and Zaanstad, Oostzaan, Landsmeer and Waterland in the north. Government_of_Amsterdam
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