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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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The Keukenhof Gardens is the most famous and largest Flower Park in the world, and can be reached within half an hour from Amsterdam, The Hague and Haarlem. One of the most frequently asked questions is about the best...
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Amsterdam is known for a variety of things — but few people will think of its trees first, if at all. Did you know that the city was the first in Europe that planted trees systematically along the newly dug canals?...
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Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter whose work has far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. Our image from the artist comes from the self-portraits he produced. There is the Vincent wearing a...
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In the late 16th century, Dutch growers used their advanced knowledge of plants for political purposes. Until that time, pretty much all carrots were purple with mutated versions occasionally popping up such as yellow...
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