Narrow House

Rear of one of the narrowest houses in Amsterdam. Singel 7. Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht. UNESCO World Heritage. DSC_0604

Amsterdam Day 2 - Amsterdam's Canals and the Rijksmuseum

September 28th 2014
Amsterdam is inseparable from its canals. It is impossible to visit Amsterdam and not encounter the canals in some way. They form concentric rings around the city, radiating out from the harbor area. The outermost canals have defined the city limits over the centuries. As the city expanded, new canals were dug. The Prinsengracht defined the city limit in the 17th century. By the 19th century, the ... read more

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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

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