Pictures of the Netherlands

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The Hague is the second most-visited city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam because it's a city with many attractions and a large pedestrian zone where you can wander about in old historic lanes. Although Amsterdam is the nation's capital, almost all of the government is headquartered here with the parliament, and the prime minister and perhaps most famous as home of the International Court of Justice, a branch of the United Nations. This video is a practical guide for you showing exactly where are the main sites and where you should be walking to catch all of the highlights in your visit. You might think of the Hague as perhaps a modern city, as a government city and therefore maybe not so interesting to visit, but you'll find that it's fascinating. The Hague has got a rich collection of historic buildings, some of them dating back as much as to the 13th century, amazingly, and they have been restored and renovated and kept up to date. The government is located in this complex of very old buildings in the heart of town. And yet there's also a modern side to the city, a modern shopping mall, ultramodern skyscrapers and that wonderful pedestrian zone. So altogether you'll find The Hague has got a lovely variety of kinds of neighborhoods and attractions, historic sites, shopping areas, museums, and just friendly people everywhere, and everywhere, bicycles. The two closest main cities are Delft and Leiden, both of which make a good home base for visiting The Hague on a day trip, only 15 minutes away by train.

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The inspiring story of the development of flood control and land reclamation in the Netherlands: the struggle of a people whose hard work, persistence and character built their country and protected their land from natural disaster. Documents the labor-intensive construction of the dikes and polders of the Zuiderzee and in the Rhine delta. Includes unique historical scenes of the founding of Lelystad on land reclaimed from the sea. Produced in 1969.

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A replica of a farmstead that once stood in Beuningen, Guelders (dating back to the year 1700). It belongs to the so-called los hoes type of farmsteads that was mainly found in the Eastern part of the Netherlands - a type which, essentially, had endured for thousands of years as the family lived under one roof with their livestock. It now can be found in the Netherlands Open Air Museum in Arnhem, Guelders where old crafts and buildings are lovingly preserved and passed on to the next generation.

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Hi everyone, welcome to this trip report bound to the Netherlands
First time with NS on this channel E186 Built by Bombardier, not Siemens, I made a mistake Don't hesitate to leave a comment
- TRIP INFORMATION
- Railway company : Intercity NS/SNCB
Train type :ICR coaches and E186
From : Antwerpen Centraal to Breda
DURATION : 34 min PRICE : 14,40€

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The 10th/ early 11th century Utrecht Ansfiedcodex which was granted to the cathedral by bishop Saint Ansfried.



The Hamer van Sint-Maarten, a prehistoric granite hammer (dating back to around 1000 B.C) in a 13th century silver bezel which was reportedly using by Saint Martin to beat the Devil and destroy pagan sites and idols - paving the way for Christianity.



George Gillis Haanen (1807-1881) - Interieur van de Domkerk, Utrecht

The result of the 1566 Iconoclasm:




The St. Michael's Chapel in the belltower - once the bishop's private chapel:

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