Rijksmuseum, close up of one of the arches - entrance

Day 8

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May 9th 2013
Last day in A'dam, we were up early and had breakfast in our apartment, the Bakery closed due to it being a national holiday today, (ascension day). We had been looking forward to visiting the Rijksmuseum (State Museum) where Rembrandt's the Nighwatch is kept. The building is massive, see photos, just the buildings alone, inside and out were worth coming for, magnificent!!!!!! We h ... 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