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Munttoren en Muntplein Muntplein 12, Amsterdam, 1012 WR |
The Munttoren is a part of the Regulierspoort (poort = gate) and was built around 1480 and 1487 as a part of the Amsterdam city wall. This entrance gate had two twoers, with in between the gate itself. After the expansio... more
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Museum Amstelkring Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40, Amsterdam, 1012 GE |
This is one of several clandestine “secret” churches established after the Calvanist coup or the so-called Alteration in 1578. The Calvanists were a fanatical Protestant movement who roamed from city to city under the ni... more
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Museum Night Piet Heinkade 5, Amsterdam, 1019 BR |
One of Amsterdam's most unique annual events, and certainly one of my favorites. On "Museum Night," dozens of Amsterdam museums offer special, themed events and performances during unorthodox hours -- most run ... more
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Museum Van Loon Keizersgracht 672, Amsterdam, 1017 ET |
The history of this magnificent patrician house, one of a matched pair dating from 1672, is a long saga of ne'er-do-well spouses and ailing orphans, of misguided inheritances and successive bankruptcies. Its first occupa... more
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Museum Willet-Holthuysen Herengracht 605, Amsterdam, 1017 CE |
In 1895 Mrs Willet-Holthuysen left this 17th century canal house to the city of Amsterdam, together with all that stood in it, including the art collection of her late husband. The house has been turned into a beautiful ... more
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Museumplein Museumplein, Amsterdam, 1071 |
The renovated building, at the southwestern corner of Museumplein, will reopen in 2009 with a new, modern addition designed by Bentham Crouwel Architects. The jury awarding the commission to the firm commented that If th... more
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