Amstel
The Amstel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑmstəl]) is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam.
Bunschoten ([ˈbʏnˌsxoːtə(n)]) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It lies about 7 km north of Amersfoort.
Population: 17,824
Latitude: 52° 14' 34.94" N
Longitude: 5° 22' 43.82" E
The Amstel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑmstəl]) is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam.
The IJ (pronounced [ɛi̯]; sometimes shown on old maps as Y or Ye) is a lake, formerly a bay, in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is known for being Amsterdam's waterfront. Some claim it is wrongly considered a river, but it is considered a ri…
The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Hilversum, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 1957 Contest, forming the convention that the winning country of the previous Eurovision Son…
The Bijlmermeer ([ˈbɛi̯lmərˌmeːr]) or colloquially Bijlmer [ˈbɛilmər] is one of the neighbourhoods that form the Amsterdam Zuidoost ('Amsterdam South-East') borough (or "stadsdeel") of Amsterdam, Netherlands. To many people, the Bijlmer designation …
The Zuidas (literally South Axis in Dutch) is a rapidly developing business district in the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Zuidas is also known as the 'Financial Mile'. It lies between the rivers Amstel and Schinkel along the ringway A10.…
The 2009 attack on the Dutch Royal Family occurred on 30 April at Apeldoorn, Netherlands, when a man drove his car at high speed into a parade which included Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and other members of the Royal Family.
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB, The Dutch Bank) is the central bank of the Netherlands. It is part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).
Science Center Nemo is a science center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located at the Oosterdok in Amsterdam-Centrum, situated between the Oosterdokseiland and Kattenburg. The museum has its origins in 1923, and is housed in a building designed by…
Het Loo Palace (Dutch: Paleis Het Loo, IPA: [pɑˈlɛi̯s ɦɛt ˈloː], meaning "The Woods Palace") is a palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The symmetrical Dutch Baroque building was designed by Jacob Roman and Johan van Swieten and was built between 1684 a…
Huis Doorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦœys dʊːrn]; English: Doorn Manor) is a manor house and national museum in the town of Doorn in the Netherlands.
The Oostvaardersplassen (Dutch pronunciation: [oːstˈfaːrdərsˌplɑsə(n)]) is a nature reserve in the Netherlands, which is managed by the State Forestry Service. Covering about 56 square kilometres (22 sq mi), it is noted as an example of rewilding.
…Castle De Haar is located near Haarzuilens, in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The current buildings, all built upon the original castle, date from 1892 and are the work of Dutch architect P.J.H.
The Dom Tower (Cathedral Tower, Dutch: Domtoren) of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres (368 feet) in height, and the Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city. The tower was part of the Cathedral of Saint Mart…
Artis, short for Natura Artis Magistra (Latin for "Nature is the teacher of art and science"), is a zoo in the centre of Amsterdam. It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and one of the oldest zoos of mainland Europe. Artis Royal Zoo is not just a …
Heineken Music Hall (or commonly abbreviated as HMH) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Amsterdam ArenA (Amsterdam South-East).
De Pijp (The Pipe) is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre (Dutch: RAI Congrescentrum), or Amsterdam RAI for short, is a complex of conference and exhibition halls in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The complex giv…
Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square) is a major square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands, named after the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn who owned a house nearby from 1639 to 1656.