Cultural Capital of Holland

A very liberal city of Amsterdam administrative capital of Holland is The Hague, but the financial and cultural, of course, Amsterdam. It is the largest city in the country, located in the western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is included in the metropolitan area Randstad - one of six major areas of Europe, whose population is about 6.7 million people. In the Amsterdam population 1.5 million. The whole city "is on the water." The structure of the city comprises 90 islands and 165 water channels. Move on the territory of Amsterdam helped numerous bridges, of which there 1281 Old Town Tab buildings in the marshland of the city by using wooden poles, similar to those used in the building of Venice. The city's name comes from the settlement Amstelerdam that emerged in the XIII century, on the Amstel River. Translated Amstelerdam means "dam on the Amstel River. At the end of XII century in place of the city there was a small fishing village, but soon, thanks to the development of trade during the "Golden Age" of Holland, Amsterdam became one of the largest ports in the world. The city is a leading financial and commercial life, in addition, here is treated with a significant proportion of total world diamond production. In the XIX and XX century the city grew around it formed the new districts and suburban districts. One of the canals of Amsterdam a few medieval buildings have survived to this day. Built in the early XVII century look squat and narrow, because of attempts to avoid the high taxes imposed at the time in the city at large buildings. Among them is the majestic old church Oude Kerk, surrounded on both sides of the dense surrounding small houses. The church is decorated with a beautiful octagonal tower with a bell tower. Also noteworthy building a new church Nieuwe Kerk and the wooden house Huis Howth. Architectural masterpieces of the period of "Golden Age" (1585-1672 gg.) - A classic royal palace and the church Westerkerk and Zyuyderkerk. On the bank of the canal is a lot of ancient buildings, such as Gerkrunde Pen Hufden and Poppenhyus. Many old buildings preserved from the XVIII century. The most famous museums of Amsterdam are the Van Gogh Museum and Stedeliyk. Night Lights of Amsterdam differs liberal attitude to many banned in the rest of the civilized world things. One of the "strawberry" attractions is the area "red light", which is a symbol of the free customs. Unable to resist the temptation to take a walk to look at the night lights of red and purple lights and silhouettes of topless women of easy virtue in the windows, offers visitors all sorts of amorous pleasures. On this street is allowed everything for money, of course. Amsterdam in the whole world is famous for its nightlife. At night, discovered the majority of restaurants, bars and clubs, as well as several theaters and cinemas. And of course, here there are numerous establishments where you can taste the "gay" cookies with marijuana. But you can just stroll along the promenade along the canal cafes, galleries and shops. Indulge in the pleasure of visiting one of the Dutch pubs which play traditional Dutch music. 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