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r Het Scheep-
vaartmuseum
Kattenburgerplein 1. Tel 020-523
2222. @ 22. 4 Oosterdok,
Kattenburgergracht. Open daily.
Closed Jan 1, Apr 27, Dec 25. & 7
∑ hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl
Once the arsenal of the Dutch
Navy, this vast Classical
sandstone edifice was built in
1656. It is supported by 2,300
piles driven into the bed of the
Oosterdok. The Navy stayed
here until 1973, when the
building was conv erted into the
National Maritime Museum, Seals basking in a pool at the Artis zoo
Seeing the world through a soap bubble holding the largest collection complex in Plantage
at Nemo of boats in the world.
One of the museum’s finest of green parkland beyond the
e Nemo exhibits is a 17-m (54-ft) long city wall, where 17th-century
gilded barge, made in 1818 for Amsterdammers spent their
Oosterdok 2. Tel 020-531 3233.
@ 22. Open 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun King William I. Another major leisure time. Though much of
(daily May–Aug). Closed Jan 1, Apr 27, attraction is a full-size model the greenery has gone, there is
Dec 25. & 7 ∑ e-nemo.nl of a Dutch East Indiaman, the still a lot to see and do here.
Amsterdam. During the 16th The area is dominated by
In June 1997, Holland’s national century, the Dutch East India Artis, a zoo complex
science center moved to this Company used such vessels to founded in 1838, which has
curved building that protrudes sail to China, Japan, and Indon- more than 5,000 animal
30 m (99 ft) over the water. esia. The museum has a court species, a planetarium, and
Divided into five themed zones with a magnificent glass ceiling. an excellent aquarium.
(Interactivity, Technology, Nearby, the Hortus
Energy, Science, and Humanity), Botanicus Amsterdam has
which are updated every three t Plantage humble roots as it began as
years, the center presents v 9, 14. Artis: Plantage Kerklaan a small apothecaries’ herb
techno logical innovations in 38–40. Tel 0900-278 4796. Open daily. garden in 1682 and now
a way that allows visitors’ & 8 7 Hortus Botanicus contains one of the world’s
creativity full expression. You Amsterdam: Plantage Middenlaan 2. largest botanical collections.
can interact with virtual reality, Tel 020-625 9021. Open daily. Plantage has a strong Jewish
operate the latest industrial Closed Jan 1, Dec 25. & 8 7 tradition, and many monuments
equipment under expert Hollandsche Schouwburg: Plantage commemorate Jewish history in
supervision, harness science Middenlaan 24. Tel 020-531 0310. Amsterdam. The Hollandsche
to produce a work of art, Open daily. Closed Rosh Hashanah Schouwburg is a somber
participate in countless games, (Jewish New Year), Yom Kippur. 7 memorial to the 104,000 Dutch
experiments, demonstrations, Jewish victims of World War II.
and workshops, and take in a The name Plantage dates from
variety of lectures and films. the time when it was an area y Hermitage
Amsterdam
Amstel 51. Tel 020-530 8755. v 4, 9,
14. Open daily. Closed Apr 27, Dec 25.
& 8 7 0 - ∑ hermitage.nl
This branch of the State
Hermitage Museum in St.
Petersburg is housed in the
vast Amstelhof, a former old-
people’s home. Opened in
2004, this satellite museum
displays temporary exhibitions
drawn from the rich St.
Petersburg collections.
The venue is now one of
The Dutch East Indiaman Amsterdam, moored in front of the Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam’s major museums.

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