Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the capital city of and the most populous within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In the 17 th century, Netherland was dominant power in the Dutch Republic, and, during the next 100 years, its capital, Amsterdam, became Europe's foremost commercial centre.
The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. It comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 7 million.
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world, is located in the city center. Amsterdam's main attractions, including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, Amsterdam Museum, its red-light district, and its many cannabis coffee shops draw more than 3. 66 million international visitors annually.
Amsterdam, has more than one hundred kilometres of canals, about 90 islands and 1, 500 bridges. Drifting on a boat along the canals you have a brilliant chance of admiring narrow quays, miniscule toyish houses with gabled roofs and red-white-brownish facades witness of the Netherlands "Golden Age".
The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum. The Rijksmuseum was founded in The Hague in 1800 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808, where it was first located in the Royal Palace. The museum has on display 8, 000 objects of art and history, from their total collection of 1 million objects from the years 1200– 2000, among which are some masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer.
The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam. The museum is founded in 1973 and located in a building designed by Gerrit Rietveld. The museum's collection is the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. In 2012, the museum had an estimated 1, 438, 000 visitors, which makes it the most visited museum in the Netherlands and the 30 th most visited art museum worldwide.
The Anne Frank House is a museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank, who hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the building. As well as the preservation of the hiding place — known in Dutch as the Achterhuis — and an exhibition on the life and times of Anne Frank, the museum acts as an exhibition space to highlight all forms of persecution and discrimination.
Dam Square, or simply the Dam is a town square in Amsterdam. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the most wellknown and important locations in the city. Dam Square lies in the historical center of Amsterdam, approximately 750 meters south of the main transportation hub, Centraal Station, at the original location of the dam in the river Amstel. It's the favorite square of Amsterdammers and tourists.
We stopped in the Owl Hotel because he situated in the centre of Amsterdam, within walking distance of Leidseplein with its many restaurants, cafes and shopping streets. The city's entertainment centre, Vondelpark, the Opera and the large number of museums are located within walking distance too.
I chose the Amsterdam because it's a beautiful city with a magical attraction for people all over the world. Magnificent Amsterdam resembles a city where the romantic heroes from our favorite childhood fairy tales lived. It's the city of canals and red -white-brownish facades is one of the favorite cities for tourists.