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Royal Dutch Airlines celebrated its 103rd anniversary with a replica of the monumental Ecury family home on Aruba, in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands. The island will be marking a centenary of...
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Memories are our most precious possession and often come to life through something small. Therein lies the power of a souvenir. Since the early 1950s, KLM Royal Dutch Airline presents each passenger in Business Class on...
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The Polish-Jewish immigrant Abraham Tuschinski wanted to excel in ‘something extraordinary’ when in 1917 he announced his plans to build a ‘world theater palace’ in Amsterdam for film and...
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In Joure, during the middle of the 18th century, at a time when drinking coffee was not yet popular, Egberts Douwes, a grocer, began selling roasted coffee beans. In his wildest dreams, Egberts could not have imagined...
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In 2005, the Royal Palace in Amsterdam closed its doors for extensive interior renovation work estimated to cost 67 million euros. The walls of Bentheimer and Oberkirchner stone were cleaned and repainted in 2011, as...
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In the 17th century, Hendrick Hamel of Gorinchem was the first Westerner who got a chance to experience life in forbidden Korea, and he was able to record this extraordinary adventure first hand. In his journal, he...
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In april 2016, it’s exactly 400 years ago a giantess was born in Edam. Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever – nicknamed the Big Girl – was the tallest woman ever documented in the history of the world. She...
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The city of Edam, only 18 kilometer from Amsterdam, has a rich history, which can be especially experienced in the Edam Museum, KLM House No. 20. In around 1540, a merchant had this stone house built in a...
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Have you ever wondered what’s inside a KLM house? Guess what, if you remove the seal, in the chimney, you’ll come across a neat little cork, measuring only 22 mm x 12,5 mm x 8,5 mm. Cork used as a cap is...
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KLM-house No. 76 is a replica of a monument depicted on the world famous painting ‘The Little Street’ by artist Johannes Vermeer (also known from the ‘Girl with the Pearl Earring’). For...
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