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ALL AMSTERDAM ATTRACTIONS

Royal Palace

Anne Frank House

Rijksmuseum

Van Gogh Museum

Rembrandt House

Artis Zoo

Magna Plaza
Shopping Centre

V.O.C Ship

Ajax

Wester Church

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Plantage Kerklaan 38-40 - Tel: 020 5233400
Tram: 6, 9, 14     /   Artis Expres? (shuttle boat)
Artis, the oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838
it is also a haven for some 700 animal species and 200 tree varieties, many on the verge of extinction.
Artis  has so many listed buildings within its grounds, 
The Large Museum (1855), the unique Library building (1867) and the Aquarium (1882).
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Miniature city Madurodam
Madurodam is a miniature city located in Scheveningen, The Hague in the Netherlands,was built in 1952 
It is a model of a Dutch town on a 1:25 scale, composed of typical Dutch buildings and landmarks, .
The miniature city was named after George Maduro, a law student from Curacao
who fought the Nazi occupation forces as a member of the Dutch resistance and
died at Dachau concentration camp in 1945 and whose parents donated the money to start the Madurodam project.
On July 2, 1952, teenaged princess Beatrix was appointed mayor of Madurodam, after which she was given a tour of her town.
When Beatrix became queen of the Netherlands, she laid down this function. Today,
the mayor of Madurodam is elected by a youth municipal council consisting of 25 pupils from schools in the region."

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