HIP, HISTORICAL AMSTERDAM
Fullscreen QTVR panoramas of Amsterdam.
by Eileen Sarah Woods
Amsterdam: Beautiful, hip, historical, laid back, liberal. With its cobbled streets, tree-lined canals and old houses, Amsterdam looks like a quintessential Dutch village but feels like a cultural metropolis. And it should. Boasting many topnotch museums - the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank Museum, Van Gogh Museum, just to name a few – juxtaposed with brown cafes and prostitutes adorning windows in the red light district, Amsterdam’s mix of high and low-brow culture is hard to find anywhere else.Being flat and compact it’s easy to walk around, or, better yet, rent a bike. Set on 160 man-made canals (stretching 75 km [50 mi]), Amsterdam also has the largest historical inner city in Europe and most of the main attractions are located within the historical core, usually within walking distance of each other. The center of Amsterdam is shaped like a horseshoe, surrounded by four famous canals called the Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. These are best to walk along if you want to see the city’s beautiful gabled houses. 
click here to view fullscreenToday, Amsterdam bills itself as the business "Gateway to Europe." Hundreds of foreign companies have established headquarters here to take advantage of the city's central location in the European Union. Van Gogh Museum
The museum houses some 200 paintings and 550 sketches showing Van Gogh in all his moods. These combined with hundreds of letters by Van Gogh, and selected works by his friends and contemporaries, form the core of the museum's collection. 
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The Rijksmuseum is the largest museum in the Netherlands and attracts more than a million visitors each year. It possesses an unrivalled collection of Dutch art, from early religious works to the masterpieces of the Golden Age. 
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Anne Frank House
Anne Frank House in the center of Amsterdam is the hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II. Her original diary is on display as part of the Anne Frank House's permanent exhibition.Visit Arounder Amsterdam for more stunning panoramas of the city.
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