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Seeing Van Gogh

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September 17th 2018
September 17, 2018 Amsterdam Today we had tickets for the Van Gogh Museum with entrance at 10 AM. After a hearty breakfast in our houseboat, it was an easy twenty-minute walk. The Museum is based on a design of architect Gerrit Rietveld (1888 to 1965). The building was completed after his death in 1973. This museum was organized in the order of Van Gogh's artistic career starting with his pe ... 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