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Koninklijk Paleis
The royal palace on
the Dam, a former
town hall designed
in 1648 by Jacob van
Campen, is still
regularly used today
by the queen on
official occasions
(see pp92–3).
NEMO Science Museum
This amazing building, designed in
the form of a ship, overhangs the
water by 30 m (99 ft) and houses an
educational centre for science and
technology (see pp140–41).

NIEUWE
ZIJDE

Scheepvaart Museum
OUDE This maritime museum is
ZIJDE decorated with reliefs relating to
the city’s maritime history. Moored
alongside is a replica of the East
CANAL Indiaman, Amsterdam, which is
RING
open to the public (see pp136–7).

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MUSEUM
QUARTER

Verzetsmuseum
Located in the Plantage, this
museum documents and
Joods Historisch Museum commemorates the activities
Four adjoining synagogues are linked of Dutch Resistance workers
to form this museum (see p81). in World War II (see p145).

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