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History of Amsterdam
| At the junction of the IJ and the Amstel, Gysbrecht II constructed a dam, on which he built his castle. From this "Amstel Dam" the city derives her name. |
| The main Railway Station in Amsterdam. |
| The central square in Amsterdam. |
| Situated on the Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam. |
| The old Orphanage Gate in Amsterdam, entrance to the former orphanage. |
| The church dates 1306 and is situated on the Oude Zijds Voorburgwal canal in "de Wallen" area, Amsterdam's red-light district. |
| Near the Spui at the end of the Kalverstraat is a little turning on the west leading into the Begijnenhof (Beguines' Court). |
| Close to the Jordaan area in Amsterdam is the Westerkerk, a church dating from 1620. |
| A Dutch gable stone on the old house of 17th century naval hero Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in Amsterdam. |
| The house in which Rembrandt spend the happiest and most succesful years of his life from 1639 to 1659. Today it is open to the public as a museum. |
| The text of the great Dutch song "Tulpen uit Amsterdam", "Tulips from Amsterdam". |
| An old Dutch etching depicting the Amsterdam banking and loan crisis of the year 1763. More than 30 banks and trade houses went bankrupt. |
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