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Amersfoort
Amersfoort [ˈaːmərsfoːrt] is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the Netherlands' main east-west and north-south rail lines. It marked its 750th anniversary as a city in 2009.
History
Hunter gatherers set up camps in the Amersfoort region in the Mesolithic period. Archaeologists have found traces of these camps, such as the remains of hearths, and sometimes microlithic flint objects, to the north of the city.
Remains of settlements in the Amersfoort area from around 1000 BC have been found, but the name Amersfoort, after a ford in the Amer River, today called the Eem, did not appear until the 11th century. The city grew around what is now known as the central square, the Hof, where the Bishops of Utrecht established a court in order to control the Gelderse Vallei (nl) area. It was granted city rights in 1259 by the bishop of Utrecht, Henry I van Vianden. A first defensive wall, made out of brick, was finished around 1300. Soon after, the need for enlargement of the city became apparent and around 1380 the construction of a new wall was begun and completed around 1450. The famous Koppelpoort, a combined land and water gate, is part of this second wall. The first wall was demolished and houses were built in its place. Today's Muurhuizen (wallhouses) Street is at the exact location of the first wall; the fronts of the houses are built on top of the first city wall's foundations.
The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwentoren tower (The Tower of Our Lady) is one of the tallest medieval church towers in the Netherlands at 98 metres (322 ft). The construction of the tower and the church was started in 1444. The church was destroyed by an explosion in 1787, but the tower survived, and the layout of the church still can be discerned today through the use of different types of stone in the pavement of the open space that was created. It is now the reference point of the RD coordinate system, the coordinate grid used by the Dutch topographical service: the RD coordinates are (155.000, 463.000).
The inner city of Amersfoort has been preserved well since the Middle Ages. Apart from the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren, the Koppelpoort, and the Muurhuizen (Wall-houses), there is also the Sint-Joriskerk (Saint George's church), the canal-system with its bridges, as well as medieval and other old buildings; many are designated as national monuments. In the Middle Ages, Amersfoort was an important centre for the textile industry, and there were a large number of breweries.
In the 18th century the city flourished because of the cultivation of tobacco,[note 1] but from about 1800 onwards began to decline. The decline was halted by the establishment of the first railway connection in 1863, and, some years later, by the building of a substantial number of infantry and cavalry barracks, which were needed to defend the western cities of the Netherlands. After the 1920s growth stalled again, until in 1970 the national government designated Amersfoort, then numbering some 70,000 inhabitants, as a growth city. In 2009 the population was 140,000 plus, with an expected 150,000 by 2012.
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3. Amersfoort Zoo -
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6. Amersfoort Canals -
7. Koppelpoort -
8. Oude Haven -
9. Belgenmonument -
10. Onze-Lieve Vrouwetoren -
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12. Mondriaanhuis -
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14. Museum Flehite -
15. Winkelcentrum St. Jorisplein -
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Travel to Amsterdam: Never sleeping city I Vlog I The Netherlands
This time is that one of, we hope, many times in which we make an exception and travel abroad to other countries. On this occasion we headed to the Netherlands, particularly to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht. The first video is focused on Amsterdam, while the following one will be about Rotterdam and Utrecht.
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If you copy and paste the coordinates (i.e 40.424022, -3.716246) into google, it will take you to googlemaps and on directly to the exact locations.
- NH Schiller:
Rembrandtplein 26
1017 CV Amsterdam
52.365735, 4.896670
- The Pool Bar: Very close to the Flower Market: 52.366814, 4.891479 and conveniently close to the french fries place;-). Can’t think of a better evening plan than “Fries and Pool”!
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Voetboogstraat 3-B, 1012 XK Amsterdam
52.368623, 4.890750
- Kalverstraat: This is the main shopping street in Amsterdam. The street starts at the Dam national monument square in which Madame Tussauds Museum is also placed.
52.372681, 4.891996
- VlemickX: For french fries freaks!!
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Voetboogstraat 33, 1012 XK Amsterdam, Países Bajos
52.367900, 4.891005
- Ivy & Bros bar: This is a highly rated TripAdvisor Bar/ Restaurant we bumped into in the Red lights district. It was great!
They don’t seem to have website but they do have a nice Instagram:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 96HS
1012 GH Amsterdam, Países Bajos
52.373507, 4.897489
- Betty Blue Restaurant: Another great place to eat at we bumped into. It is very close to the Rembrandt Museum and the Nemo Science Museum
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Snoekjessteeg 1-3, 1011 HA Amsterdam, Países Bajos
52.370610, 4.900736
- Haeshe Claes Restaurant: Highly rated local food restaurant which was recommended to us by locals. Very good and cosy!
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Spuistraat 275
1012 VR Amsterdam, Países Bajos
52.369839, 4.889182
4K - Gouda - the Netherlands - 2019 #20
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Around the year 1100, the area where Gouda now is located was swampy and covered with a peat forest, crossed by small creeks such as the Gouwe. Along the shores of this stream near the current market and city hall, peat harvesting began in the 11th and 12th centuries. In 1139, the name Gouda is first mentioned in a statement from the Bishop of Utrecht.
In the 13th century, the Gouwe was connected to the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) by means of a canal and its mouth at the Hollandse IJssel was developed into a harbour. Castle Gouda was built to protect this harbour. This shipping route was used for trade between Flanders and France with Holland and the Baltic Sea. In 1272, Floris V, Count of Holland, granted city rights to Gouda, which by then had become an important location. City-canals or grachten were dug and served as transport ways through the town.
Great fires in 1361 and 1438 destroyed the city. In 1572, the city was occupied by Les Gueux (Dutch rebels against the Spanish King) who also committed arson and destruction. In 1577 the demolition of Castle Gouda began.
In 1551 was founded the oldest still-functioning inn De Zalm, located on Markt 34, near the historic Waag building.
In 1574, 1625, 1636, and 1673, Gouda suffered from deadly plague epidemics, of which the last one was the most severe: 2995 persons died, constituting 20% of its population.[4]
In the last quarter of the 16th century, Gouda had serious economic problems. It recovered in the first half of the 17th century and even prospered between 1665 and 1672. But its economy collapsed again when war broke out in 1672 and the plague decimated the city in 1673, even affecting the pipe industry. After 1700, Gouda enjoyed a period of progress and prosperity until 1730. Then another recession followed, resulting in a long period of decline that lasted well into the 19th century.[5] Gouda was one of the poorest cities in the country during that period: the terms Goudaner and beggar were considered synonymous.[6]
Starting in 1830, demolition of the city walls began. The last city gate was torn down in 1854. Only from the second half of the 19th century onward did Gouda start to profit from an improved economic condition. New companies, such as Stearine Kaarsenfabriek (Stearine Candle Factory) and Machinale Garenspinnerij (Mechanized Yarn Spinnery), acted as the impetus to its economy. In 1855, the railway Gouda-Utrecht began to operate. In the beginning of the 20th century, large-scale development began, extending the city beyond its moats. First the new neighbourhoods Korte Akkeren, Kort Haarlem and Kadebuurt were built, followed by Oosterwei [nl], Bloemendaal [nl], Goverwelle [nl] and Westergouwe [nl] after World War II.
From 1940 on, back-filling of the city moats and city-canals, the grachten, began: the Nieuwe Haven, Raam, Naaierstraat, and Achter de Vismarkt. But because of protests from city dwellers and revised policies of city planners, Gouda did not continue back-filling moats and city-canals, now considered historically valuable. In 1944, the railway station was damaged during an Allied bombardment, killing 8 and wounding 10 persons. This bombardment was intended to destroy the railroad connecting The Hague and Rotterdam to Utrecht.
After the war, the city started to expand and nearly tripled in size. New neighbourhoods, such as Gouda-Oost, Bloemendaal and Goverwelle were built. Over the last years there has been a shift from expanding the city towards urban renewal and gentrification.
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Netherlands: Amersfoort on a Sunday afternoon
Amersfoort is the second largest city of the province of Utrecht, situated at the river Eem. It has an authentic historic centre, which is well preserved since the Middle Ages. You can see the Koppelpoort, the Museum Flehite, the Tinnenburg, the Tower of Our Lady, the St. Joris Church, the Muurhuizen street (Wall houses), the Kamperbinnen Gate, The 'Plompe of Dieventoren and much more... / Impressie van de historische binnenstad van Amersfoort
Visit to Amsterdam City, Hortus Botanicus 2017 Netherlands Travel
#Hortus #Botanicus is a botanical garden in the Plantage district of #Amsterdam, the #Netherlands. One of the oldest in the world, it is one of Amsterdam's major tourist attractions.
Hortus Botanicus was founded in 1638 by the city to serve as an herb garden for doctors and apothecaries. It contains more than six thousand tropical and indigenous trees and plants. The monumental Palm House dates from 1912 and is renowned for its collection of cycads.
The hexagonal pavilion dates from the late 1600s. The entrance gate was built in the early 1700s. The Orangery dates from 1875, and the Palm House and Hugo de Vries Laboratory - both created in Amsterdam School expressionist architecture - date from 1912 and 1915.
The garden was almost bankrupt in 1987 when the University of Amsterdam stopped paying its expenses, but a community of individual supporters prevented its closure. Now the Hortus Botanicus is supported by the Amsterdam City Council as well.
There are also two halls at the garden which are now used for conferences and ceremonies, and a cafe serves as meeting point for locals.
Hortus Botanicus is now a popular attraction for both Dutch and international visitors. The collection is famous for some of its trees and plants, some of which are on the danger list. Well-known plants and trees can be found there, like the Persian ironwood tree which is known in Dutch as Perzische Parrotia.
Hortus Botanicus's initial collection was amassed during the 17th century through plants and seeds brought back by traders of the East India Company (VOC) for use as medicines and for their possibilities for commerce. A single coffee plant, Coffea arabica, in Hortus's collection served as the parent for the entire coffee culture in Central and South America.
Likewise, two small potted oil palms brought back by the VOC from Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean, produced seeds after six years, and these were propagated throughout all of Southeast Asia, becoming a major source of revenue in the Dutch East Indies and now in Indonesia.
Hugo de Vries was the director of the garden during 1885–1918.
Recent additions to Hortus include a huge hothouse, which incorporates three different tropical climates.
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Sightseeing along the many canals and waterways in Amersfoort, NL.
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Valkenburg Historic Town - ???????? Netherlands - 4K Virtual Tour
Walkingtour of Valkenburg during second day of Christmas. Click here ▶ to see highlights and guide.
Date recorded: December 2018
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Timeline Highlights (☉ Street/Road | ★ Highlight):
▶(0:00) Theo Dorrenplein ☉
▶(0:42) Medieval Entrance Gate 1 ★
▶(1:47) Sint Nicolaas Church ★
▶(1:52) Grotestraat Centrum (Mainstreet) ☉
▶(4:08) Muntstraat ☉
▶(4:55) Medieval Gate ★
▶(5:21) Grendelplein ☉
▶(6:15) Daalhemerweg ☉
▶(7:50) Valkenburg Castle ★
▶(7:52) Van Meijlandstraat ☉
▶(10:22) Medieval Entrance Gate 2
▶(11:00) Berkelstraat ☉
▶(12:42) De Guascostraat ☉
▶(14:35) Hovetstraat ☉
▶(15:30) Neerhem ☉
▶(18:20) Cable Car ★
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Muntplein ( Munt Square ) Amsterdam The Netherlands July 2017
The Muntplein ( literally mint square ) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam. The square is in fact a bridge the widest bridge in Amsterdam which crosses the Singel canal at the point where it flows into the Amstel river. All bridges in Amsterdam are numbered, and the Muntplein carries the number 1.
Muntplein is named after the Munttoren ( or simply Munt ) tower which stands on this square. This tower was once part of one of the three main medieval city gates. In the 17th century, it temporarily served as a mint, hence the name. The guard house building attached to the tower is not the original medieval structure but a late 19th-century fantasy. An underpass was added to the building during a 1938–1939 renovation.
The name Muntplein dates from 1917. The square was originally known as Schapenplein ( sheep square ) and, from 1877 to 1917, as Sophiaplein ( after Queen Sophia, first wife of William III ).
The square is a bustling intersection of six streets. It forms the southern end of the Kalverstraat shopping street and the major street Rokin. The eastern end of the floating flower market ( Bloemenmarkt ) along the Singel canal is directly south of the square.
Evening Walk in Utrecht ???? | Central Station - Old City Centre ???? | The Netherlands - 4K50
Evening walk in Utrecht, decorated in Christmas lights. Starting at the Central Station and later in the old centre.
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Date: 26-11-2019 | 16:30 PM
Population City Limits: 357.179
Population Metro Area: 1.353.596
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Stations -Delft Station- #Netherland
Look at the train station in the Dutch city of Delft
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- Damrak Street, Amsterdam.
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~ Ishtar Gate Amersfoort ~
The Ishtar Gate (Assyrian: ܕܵܪܘܲܐܙܲܐ ܕܥܵܐܫܬܲܪ translit: Darwaza D'Ishtar, Arabic:بوابة عشتار) was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.
Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the Gate was constructed of blue glazed tiles with alternating rows of bas-relief sirrush (dragons) and aurochs.
The roof and doors of the gate were of cedar, according to the dedication plaque. Through the gate ran the Processional Way which was lined with walls covered in lions on glazed bricks (about 120 of them).
Statues of the deities were paraded through the gate and down the Processional Way each year during the New Year's celebration.
Originally the gate, being part of the Walls of Babylon, was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the world until, in the 6th century AD, it was replaced with the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
A reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate and Processional Way was built at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin out of material excavated by Robert Koldewey and finished in the 1930s. It includes the inscription plaque. It stands 47 feet high and 100 feet wide (14 meters by 30 meters). The excavation ran from 1902-1914 and during that time 45 feet of the foundation of the gate was uncovered.
The gate was in fact a double-gate. The part that is shown in the Pergamon Museum today is only the smaller frontal part, while the larger back part was considered too large to fit into the constraints of the structure of the museum. It is in storage.
Parts of the gate and lions from the Processional Way are in various other museums around the world. Only three museums acquired dragons while lions went to several museums. The Istanbul Archaeology Museum has lions, dragons, and bulls. The Detroit Institute of Arts houses a dragon. The Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden, has one dragon and one lion; the Louvre, the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Oriental Institute in Chicago, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Yale University Art Gallery of New Haven, Connecticut, each have lions.
A smaller reproduction of the gate was built in Iraq under Saddam Hussein as the entrance to a museum that has not been completed. Damage to the reproduction gate has occurred since the Iraq war (see Effects of the U.S. military).
On the front of the Ishtar Gate was written in Dutch:
My diary
exists for the major part out of blank pages
but still i am famous for things
that happened long ago.
I was born
where water and roads meet
walls were built.
~ on the the ground i filmed was written beyond the river i wasn't sure, but this side was beautiful We will never forget our neighbourhood ~ De Sassianen 1998
On the other wall of the inner chamber of the Inanna Temple next to the Gate was written on the wall:
Step as the bride of d'Eem (river)
over the threshold
towards the Future
soo many pages
that I will still have to write
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The Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of three children. Heir to the throne - the eldest son of Queen, the Prince of Orange Willem Alexander was born on April 27, 1967, Prince Johan Friso - September 25, 1968 Prince Constantine - October 11, 1969.
Now Queen Beatrix of the seven granddaughters and one grandson: Daughters of the Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima Princess Catharina Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria (the future heir to the throne) (born December 7, 2003.) Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien (born June 26, 2005) Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Maxima Ines (born April 10, 2007).
April 30, 2009 during a ceremonial procession in the town of Apeldoorn was an attempt to assassinate the royal family of 38 year old unemployed Karst Tatesom when he tried to crash his car into a bus, which drove Queen Beatrix, her son Willem Alexander and his wife Maxima and other members of the royal family . A car drove past the bus and sped through the crowd, hit a monument. As a result of an assassination attempt against seven people were killed and 11 wounded.
5 Continue tour from Amsterdam Central Station (Station Amsterdam Central) was built on an artificial island of the Gulf Hey, that was poured in the XIX century for this purpose. The majestic elegant station building, erected by Dutch architect Kuipers in mixed Gothic and Renaissance Dutch, is a wide hospitable gates of the city and obviously attracted by its beauty.
In the center of the facade of the station between two lions emblem of Amsterdam. Below that is a coat of arms of Berlin, St. Petersburg, Paris and other cities, which can be reached by train from this station. In total there are 14 coats of arms. Station on the one hand obscures the view of the port of Amsterdam, which has long been regarded as an ornament of the city. At the station has 6 platforms and 15 tracks. From the station also sent long-distance trains.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima look back on their State Visit to Queen Elizabeth
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima look back on their State Visit to Queen Elizabeth. Turn on English subtitles.
Van der Valk Hotel Amersfoort A1
Situated on the A1 motorway, the Van der Valk Hotel Amersfoort A1 offers attractive modern rooms, and a pleasant restaurant and bar. The hotel opened its doors in 2010. Guests can make free use of wireless Internet and the secure parking facilities. Van der Valk Hotel Amersfoort A1 is located next to the A1 motorway, in the province of Utrecht. Amersfoort has a medieval centre with many charming alleys, streets, houses and canals where you will find pleasant bars and restaurants. Major attractions are the Amersfoort zoo and the 98 meter high Onze Vrouwe tower, nicknamed 'Long John'. There are still a number of city gates, the most famous is the Koppelpoort. The beautiful area surrounding the garrison town Amersfoort is excellent for cycling and walking.
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