Official Portrait of Nicholas II

Amsterdam 2

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June 6th 2017
The Icelandic weather finally caught up with us today! Cold and rainy. We had visited the Rjikbut s Museum the last time we were in Amsterdam so we decided on something new. The Hermitage in St. Petersburg has recently opened an affiliate museum in Amsterdam. It is a beautiful facility and houses artwork on loan from the main museum in Russia. They presented a special exhibition called "Romanovs a ... read more

Europe » Netherlands

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more