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Amsterdam's oldest building dating from around 1213. Consecrated in 1306 by the Bishop of Utrecht.
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Sint Nicholaskerk is the most seen and at the same time overlooked church in Amsterdam as well as being one its most recent constructions, no one can miss this iconic structure upon arrival to the city walking from Centraal Station your eye is immediately drawn to it at 58 m in height it towers over the city skyline.
This Roman Catholic Church was designed by Architect Adrianus Bleijs and is a nod to the past combining elements of neo-Baroque and neo-Renaissance styles, completed in 1887 it was made a minor Basilica in 2012.
The church is dedicated to the 4th century charitable patron saint of children that became our Santa Claus as well as the patron saint of sailors and prostitutes, another winning combination.
In the Netherlands Santa Claus is known as Sinterklaas and a feast has been celebrated for over 700 years in his name and adopted in the early part of 20th century the tradition of leaving small gifts in children’s shoes was practiced on Dec 6th which has evolved now to become a Dec 5th evening tradition of gathering of family and friends to exchange gifts and laughter.
While Dutch Sinterklaas celebrations are mainly for the children its adult component is an annual grievance poem written to the recipient that must rhyme and be read out loud by the subject at the evening party all in good fun but beware you may get as good as you give.
I took this on Sept 10th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 58mm 15 sec f/16 ISO100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
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The tower was originally part of the Regulierspoort, one of the main gates in Amsterdam's medieval city wall. The gate, built in the years 1480, consisted of two towers and a guard house.
After the gate went up in flames in a 1618 fire, only the guard house and part of the western tower remained standing. The tower was then rebuilt in Amsterdam Renaissance style in 1620,[1] with an eight-sided top half and elegant open spire designed by Hendrick de Keyser,[1] featuring a clockwork with four clockfaces and a carillon of bells.
The name of the tower refers to the fact that the guard house on side of it was used to mint coins in the 17th Century. In the Rampjaar ("disastrous year") of 1672, when both England and France declared war on the Dutch Republic and French troops occupied much of the country, silver and gold could no longer be safely transported to Dordrecht and Enkhuizen (where coins were normally minted), so the guard house of the Munttoren was temporarily used to mint coin.
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Fast 7.000 Kaufmanns- und Lagerhäuser sowie beinahe 1.300 Brücken aus dem 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert zeugen von diesem Goldenen Zeitalter. Die Handelshäuser wurden entlang der 165 Grachten gebaut, die als Transportwege genutzt wurden, um die schnelle Verteilung der Importwaren in der Stadt und zu den Handelskontoren zu bewerkstelligen.
AMSTERDAM - .De Waag is een 15e-eeuws gebouw op de Nieuwmarkt in het centrum van Amsterdam.
Het was oorspronkelijk een stadspoort. De huidige naam verwijst naar de latere functie als waag.
Het gebouw heeft een reeks andere functies gehad, waaronder gildehuis, museum, brandweerkazerne en anatomisch theater. In het schilderij De anatomische les van Dr. Nicolaes Tulp van Rembrandt is de ontleding van een lijk in de Waag te zien.
The Waag is a 15th-century building on the Nieuwmarkt square in the Centre of Amsterdam.
It was originally a city gate.
The current name refers to the later function as waag. The building has had a series of other functions, including Guildhall, museum, fire station and anatomical theatre. In the painting the anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt is the decomposition of a corpse to see in de Waag
On our tour with the ship A-Rosa
from Cologne to Amsterdam via Edam and Keukenhof.
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Auf unserer Tour mit dem Schiff A-Rosa von Kölln nach Amsterdam, Edam und zum Keukenhof.
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Bijzonder groeten aan mijn Hollandse vrienden.
Amsterdam Central Station is the central station of Amsterdam and one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. It was built between 1881 and 1889 by architect P.J.H. Cuypers and engineer/architect A.L. van Gent. Every day, Amsterdam Central has approximately 250,000 passengers boarding and alighting, making it one of the busiest stations in the Netherlands. Passengers can use buses, trams, trains, ferries and metros.
If you are in the neighbourhood come enjoy the Amsterdam Light Festival. I have enjoyed it very much together with Don Oppedijk :-)
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