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                                   Mini Mundi
                                   This miniature   VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                                   town, started in
                                   1954, now contains   Practical Information
                                   more than 350   Road Map A5. * 47,500.
                                                 ∑ minimundi.nl
                                   buildings, and   ∑ uitinmiddelburg.nl
                                   forms part of    n Markt 51. Tel 0118–674300.
                                   the Mini Mundi
                                   amusement park.  Open Mon–Sat. & 7
                                                 ( Thu, Sat. Stadhuis: Markt.
                                                 8 from Stadhuis (tickets are
                                                 available from Markt 51).
                                                 Transport
                                                 @ £





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                                                             . Abbey
                                                Many years of restoration work on
                                                  the abbey have finally paid off.
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                              F
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            O N D E R   D E N   E  T  R  O
              T O R E N
                               K
                                          Lange Jan
                                         Translated as
 G R O E N M A R K T
                                       “Long John”, this
                                      91-m (300-ft) high
                                       tower belongs to
                                       the Nieuwe Kerk
                                         in the abbey
         W A L P L E I N  D  E  L  F    and dates from
                                      complex. It has an
                           T
                                        octagonal plan
 G                                     the 14th century.
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                                                          London Quay
                                         The names of the quays reflect the goods that
                                        were being exported from and imported to the
                                        Netherlands during the Golden Age (see pp54–5).
                   S I N T   J A N S S T R A A T


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