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Q: What historical sites in Amsterdam are worth visiting for an architecture lover?

Westerkerk Church of the XVII century demonstrates Renaissance architecture with an 85-meter tower where Rembrandt is buried. The house-museum of Anne Frank in the building of the XVII century preserved the original structure of the "channel house". The Van Gogh Museum in the 1973 building by Gerrit Rietveld combines modernism with the exposition of the artist’s largest collection.

Q: Where to go in Amsterdam with children: interesting places for family holidays?

The NEMO Science Center in Renzo Piano’s ship building offers interactive exhibits on physics and technology. The Artis Royal Zoo, founded in 1838, has preserved the historical pavilions of the XIX century and the aquarium of 1882. The Museum of Shipping in the former Admiralty building of 1656 has children's routes based on models of ships.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Amsterdam: the best photo zones?

The Maguere-Brug (Skinny Bridge) bridge of the XVII century over the Amstel River is ideal for shooting with a reflection in the water. The Blumenmarkt Flower Market on 1862 floating barges offers vivid shots of tulips and souvenirs. Haarlemmerstraat Street with facades of the XVII-XVIII centuries in the style of Dutch Baroque has preserved an authentic atmosphere.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the sights of Amsterdam?

The old church of Oudekerk of the XIII century, according to legend, was built on the site of the miraculous rescue of fishermen from the storm. In the house on the channel Herengracht 1027 allegedly lives the ghost of the alchemist of the XVII century Cornelius Drebbel. The basements of the Royal Palace, the former town hall, keep legends of walled-up treasures of Napoleon’s time.

Q: What little-known sights of Amsterdam are worth seeing?

The Willett-Holthausen Museum in the mansion of 1687 stores a collection of interiors of the XVII-XIX centuries with preserved tiled furnaces. The Church of Moses and Aaron in Waterlooplein Square hides a medieval chapel of the fifteenth century under the altar. Begeynhof courtyard with a wooden house from 1528 is a rare example of Gothic residential architecture.

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