Peter de Hooch

Amsterdam Museums

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August 11th 2010
Museum day today. I'll start backwards, the second museum first; the Rijksmuseum. This is probably the most famous museum in Holland. It showcases the old masters from the seventeenth century, which is known as the Dutch Golden Century. It's a building from the early 1800s and its been under renovation for many years. Today it remains a classic example of crane and scaffold art and damn, I wi ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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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